LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE
An epic masterpiece of huge sweep and magisterial power
In an atmosphere of misinformation and lies that social media and the ease of publishing may encourage
Poirot must delve deep into the psychology of each suspect
The Candy House Suclass Code_8UB LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 SAMUELThe Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is one of those tech demi gods with whom were all on a first name basis. Bix is forty, with four kids, restless, and desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or externalizing memory. Within a decade, Bixs new technology, Own Your