Keď štyria absolventov z malých Massachusetts College pohybujú do New Yorku, aby ich cesta, ich broke, adrift, a buoyed on by ich priateľstvo a ambicie. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born maliar seeking vstup do sveta sveta; Malcolm, a frustrovaný architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilantné, enigmatic Jude, ktoré podávajú as ich centrom gravity. Over the decades, ich relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet ich veľký challenge, každý sa chystá urobiť, aj s Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talentovaný litigátor yet an increasingly zlomený muž, jeho mysli a body strached by unspeakable dieťa, a hádam, čo sa deje. ll not only be unable to overcome - but that will define his life for ever. Part of the Picador Collection, a nové série showcasing the best of modern literature.