Review: The Umbrella Men

The Umbrella Men by Keith Carter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a novel with a difference….it’s the tale of people, greed and consequences.

Peter is the CEO of a small mining company, his wife Ivy spends money they do not have, all based on his shares in the company….

“Oddly, considering her soft left wing views, Ivy was an enthusiastic, free spending, brand-name snob”

There’s, Amy used to work for an investment bank, but seeing what money does to people, left and moved to a cabin in Oregon.

Hoxie, is a Yale educated, Native American man, living on a reservation and a trustee of a conservation society.

There’s a mix of different backgrounds, economic and political and in the locations of London, New York and Oregon.

While this is fiction, it does give a lot of details about the financial markets, mining for rare minerals and the effect both of these had on the world economy and the crash of 2008. A story of easy credit, money and sheer greed with the impact this had on people from all backgrounds, which we are still feeling the effects of now. Written with a sharp wit, an interesting and thought provoking read.

Thank you to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour, for the promotional materials and a free copy of the book. This is my honest, unbiased review.

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