Sole Survivor by Maurice Gee (First US Edition)

Family, ambition and betrayal across generations

Excellent condition - Light wear to cloth cover, no jacket, pages crisp and like new. 

Sole Survivor concludes Maurice Gee’s acclaimed Plumb trilogy, focusing on the political career of Duggie Plumb through the watchful perspective of his cousin Raymond Sole. As Raymond examines Duggie’s rise, compromises and public ambitions, he also confronts the collapse of his own marriage and the complicated inheritance of a family shaped by religion, history and conflict. Gee brings private loyalties into tension with public power, exposing the personal costs of ambition and self-deception. Rich in psychological insight, this compelling New Zealand novel completes a multigenerational family saga of exceptional scope and moral complexity.