The Audacity.

The Audacity.

The Audacious Book Club

Introducing Age of Vice

The Audacious Book Club January Selection

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Roxane Gay
Jan 13, 2023
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I love long, dense novels that tell a sprawling, epic story. Give me a list of characters and a map at the beginning. Show me that family tree. I am here for it. Generational saga? Sweeping narrative that spans decades? Even better.

In Deepti Kapoor’s Age of Vice, the story begins with Ajay, a young boy sold by his mother into indentured servitude. When…

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