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DescriptionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes John Boyne's Next of Kin It is 1936, and London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between King Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic scion of a wealthy family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will. He must pay £50,000 worth of gambling debts by Christmas or he'll soon find himself six feet under. In his desperation, he discovers that the royal scandal could provide the means for profit . . . and for murder. ReviewsA moving and insightful book. stylistically fluent and engages the reader with every word Irish Independent A narrative pace that never flags, a solid cast of characters, a vividly imagined recreation of period The Irish Times |