![]() ![]() Her brother, Carter, fumes at caring for their demented stepmother, now that an assisted living facility isn’t affordable. An expat author, their aunt, Nollie, returns from abroad at seventy-three to a country that’s unrecognizable. Recently affluent, Avery is petulant that she can’t buy olive oil, while her sister, Florence, absorbs strays into her cramped household. economy spirals into dysfunction-the challenge of sheer survival. Once the inheritance turns to ash, each family member must contend with disappointment, but also-as the U.S. The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their ninety-seven-year-old patriarch dies. What little remains to savers is rapidly eaten away by runaway inflation. ![]() “Deadbeat Nation” being unable to borrow, the government prints money to cover its bills. Overnight, on the international currency exchange, the “almighty dollar” plummets in value, to be replaced by a new global currency, the “bancor.” In retaliation, the president declares that America will default on its loans. In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war that will wipe out the savings of millions of American families. ![]() Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner tale. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. ![]() With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. ![]()
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