Overview
The riveting saga of the Seabrook Family, by one of the New Yorker's most acclaimed storytellers. The patriarch, C. F. Seabrook, was hailed as the ""Henry Ford of Agriculture."" His son Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life called ""the biggest vegetable factory on earth."" But the carefully cultivated facade--glamorous outings by horse-drawn carriage, hidden wine cellars, and movie star girlfriends--hid dark secrets that led to the implosion of the family business. At the heart of the narrative is a multi-generational succession battle. It's a tale of family secrets and Swiss bank accounts, of half-truths, of hatred and passion―and lots and lots of liquor. The Seabrooks' colorful legal and moral failings took place amid the trappings of extraordinary privilege. But the story of where that money came from is not so pretty. A compelling tale of class and privilege, betrayal and revenge―three decades in the making―The Spinach King explores the author's complicated family legacy and the dark corners of the American Dream.
Full Product Details
Author: John Seabrook ,
Dion Graham
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Imprint: HighBridge Audio
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9798228592957
Publication Date: 24 June 2025
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""A tale worthy of Faulkner...as rich a tale about a troubled dynasty―and father-son relationships―as you will read this year."" -- ""Airmail"" ""A Mylar Miracle-Pack of intrigue, with everything you'd expect from a long-submerged, intergenerational blue-blooded drama."" -- ""Harper's magazine"" ""Uncovering devastating family secrets...deftly weaving personal and commercial history to document the rise and fall of a towering agricultural enterprise."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews""
Author Information
John Seabrook has been a staff writer at the New Yorker for more than three decades. The Spinach King is his fifth book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Dion Graham is an award-winning narrator named a ""Golden Voice"" by AudioFile magazine. He has been a recipient of the prestigious Audie Award numerous times, as well as Earphones Awards, the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, IBPA Ben Franklin Awards, and the ALA Odyssey Award. He was nominated in 2015 for a Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Narration. He is also a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, off Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series. He is a graduate of Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, with an MFA degree in acting.
