100502456784 Claire Messud http://a0.ak.lscdn.net/system/uploads/ef3bd94a-30a7-9950-9f0d-120105079b60/autoscale-80.png 5.25 The Emperor's Children is a richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune- about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way- and not- in New York City. In this tour de force, celebrated author Claire Messud brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment. 2