The Privileges

Smart, socially gifted, and chronically impatient, Adam and Cynthia Moreyare so perfect for each other that united they become a kind of fortressagainst the world. In their hurry to start a new life, they marry young andhave two children before Cynthia reaches the age of twenty-five. Adam is arising star in the world of private equity and becomes his boss' protege.With a beautiful home in the upper-class precincts of Manhattan, gorgeouschildren, and plenty of money, they are, by any reasonable standard,successful. But the Moreys' standard is not the same as other people's. Thefuture in which they have always believed for themselves and their children- a life of almost boundless privilege, in which any desire can be actedupon and any ambition made real - is still out there, but it is notarriving fast enough to suit them. As Cynthia, at home with the kids dayafter identical day, begins to drift, Adam is confronted with a decisionthat tests how much he is willing to risk to ensure his family's happinessand to recapture the sense that, for him and his wife, the only acceptablelife is one of infinite possibility. The Privileges is an odyssey of acouple touched by fortune, changed by time, and guided above all else bytheir epic love for each other. Lyrical, provocative, and brilliantlyimagined, it is a timely meditation on wealth, family, and what it means toleave the world richer than you found it.