Empire of Pain

Opis

Empire of Pain. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Now on BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'

Winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

One of Barack Obama?s Favorite Books of 2021

Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

The gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis.

'One of those authors I will always read, no matter what the subject matter, which is why I gobbled up Empire of Pain . . . a masterclass in compelling narrative nonfiction.' ? Elizabeth Day, The Guardian '30