Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam Great book, adapted into a movie for Netflix starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Mahershala Ali! Hardcover Hardback Book with Dust Jacket 1st Edition Fiction 241 pgs ©️2020 Ecco /Harper Collins From the Sleeve: Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they rented for the week. But with a late night knock on the door, the spell is broken. Ruth and GH, an older couple who claim to own the home, have arrived there in a panic. The strangers say that a sudden blackout has swept New York, and — with nowhere else to turn — they’ve come to the country in search of shelter. But with the TV and Internet down, and no cell phone service, the facts are unknowable. Should Amanda and Clay trust this intruding couple — and vice versa? What has happened back to New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, truly a safe place for their families? And are they safe from one another? Suspenseful and provocative, Rimon alarms third novel is cleanly, attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the world behind, explores how our closest bogs are reshaped — and unexpected, new ones forged — in moments of crisis.