"The Fortunate Ones feels like a fresh and remarkably sure-footed take on The Great Gatsby , examining the complex costs of attempting to transcend or exchange your given class for a more gilded one. Tarkington's understanding of the human heart and mind is deep, wise, and uncommonly empathetic. As a novelist, he is the real deal. I can't wait to see this story reach a wide audience, and to see what he does next." --Paula McLain, author of The Paris...