Sleepers Publishing
The Philanthropist - John Tesarsch
“A very fine piece of work” – John Banville
Charles Bradshaw is an aging tycoon haunted by his past. When he suffers a heart attack, he abruptly retires and announces that he will give his fortune to charity, which leads to conflict with his wife and adult children. An old girlfriend, Anna, returns unannounced, and brings with her memories of a terrible secret that they share from their youth. Unnerved by their renewed affection for each other, Charles and Anna struggle to overcome their remorese and to make amends, but tension inevitably flares. Meanwhile, Charles’s son is taking over the company and becomes intoxicated with his newfound power, intent, it seems, on self-destruction.
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