Meet The Mob
July, 1999
From two separate offices at the same publishing company come two sprawling first novels that should get plenty of attention. Both are turn-of-the-century epics linked to the latest technology, but one is set at the start of the 20th century and the other at the end. In Turn of the Century (Random House), Kurt Andersen introduces George and Lizzie Mactier, a paradigmatic Manhattan couple--smart, sophisticated, successful workaholics with a pair of precocious children and no time to enjoy the won...