Francesca Nesi
On the surface, Emma Roth, the Gen X granddaughter of an anarchist from Ukraine, couldn’t be more different from millennial Catherine Kroeger, the daughter of an ultra-conservative billionaire. And yet both women have fallen into the cross-hairs of Tom Aldridge, a misogynistic and unscrupulous hedge fund manager. When Emma and Catherine meet for the first time in a Chelsea art gallery, they initially join forces to defeat Tom. But as their circle of cohorts expands, something far more profound occurs.Rich in history and politics, IMAGINE is a sprawling saga that uncovers family histories, including the infamous anti-Jewish pogrom of 1903, the opening of the first Nazi concentration camp in Dachau in 1933, the Civil Rights, anti-war, and women’s liberation movements of the ’60s and ’70s, the New York art scene of the ’90s and 00s, the rise of and attack on Occupy Wall Street in 2011.An intricate and timely plot seamlessly weaves these pivotal moments into a riveting tale of seduction, betrayal, misogyny, and injustice. This is a story that ultimately motivates its heroes and heroines to ask: What will it take to create a better, kinder, more peaceful world? Is it even possible?Maybe one must first imagine it.
