I was so excited to get my book-loving hands on The Fortunate Ones by Ed Tarkington! His writing is amazing, truly a gifted author. From the first chapter, I was intrigued with the story of Charlie who develops a friendship with Arch. There are complications; Charlie’s mother works for Arch’s family. The Creigh’s are super-wealthy and Charlie and his single mother are just getting by. Years later, Charlie develops feelings for Arch’s girlfriend.

As the boys get older, their issues and problems get deeper. Both men are flawed, both are connected to each other by their shared past. There is hardship and heartbreak and family dysfunction galore!

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When Charlie Boykin was young, he’d thought his life with his single mother was really just fine. But when his mother’s connections get Charlie into boarding school and give them access to the upper echelons of Nashville society, Charlie falls under the spell of all that a life among the wealthy can mean. Increasingly attached to another boy, Arch Creigh, Charlie learns how morality has little to do with life in Belle Meade. On into college and after, Charlie aids Arch in his pursuit of a Senate seat, only to be pulled into a growing web of deceit. The novel examines the questions: Why do the poor love the rich? Why do we envy and worship a class of people that so often exhibits the worst excesses and the lowest morals?

This novel comes out in 2021 but you can pre-order it now. Go here and Amazon elves will deliver it to your Kindle on January 5!

Right now you can read this incredible novel by Ed, Only Love Can Break Your Heart: A Novel its really great!