The Fall of Princes (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Hardcover) - Hardcover

""The Fall of Princes" is a dark, intoxicating morality tale of a bygone generation, a world of excess and decadence and the price paid by some--but by no means all--of those who partook in the bacchanal. Robert Goolrick deftly peels back the layers of the high life of high finance and, with his impeccable prose, focuses his unflinching eye on the grittiness beneath the sleek facade of nightclubs, fashion, and monied Manhattan extravagance. Beautifully crafted, seductive and provocative in tone, Goolrick's novel is a powerful read: honest, true, and deeply affecting." --Garth Stein, author of "A Sudden Light" and "The Art of Racing in the Rain"

A heart-wrenching, beautiful, darkly comic, deeply necessary tale that stuns again and again with razor-sharp prose and glittering wit. Robert Goolrick is, without question, one of the greatest storytellers of our time. Tea Obreht, author of "The Tiger's Wife" "The Fall of Princes" is a dark, intoxicating morality tale of a bygone generation, a world of excess and decadence and the price paid by some--but by no means all--of those who partook in the bacchanal. Robert Goolrick deftly peels back the layers of the high life of high finance and, with his impeccable prose, focuses his unflinching eye on the grittiness beneath the sleek facade of nightclubs, fashion, and monied Manhattan extravagance. Beautifully crafted, seductive and provocative in tone, Goolrick s novel is a powerful read: honest, true, and deeply affecting. Garth Stein, author of "A Sudden Light" and "The Art of Racing in the Rain""

Explores the hedonistic highs and devastating lows of the 1980s in Manhattan, weaving a visceral tale about the lives of rich young men, winners all--until someone changes the rules of the game.