Cooperative Lives

Patrick Finegan peels back the façade of a storied Manhattan residential complex in his award-winning novel, Cooperative Lives.Grand Prize Finalist, 2019 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book CompetitionCategory Winner in Literary Fiction and Grand Prize Short List, 2019 Millennium Book AwardFirst Place in Literary and Contemporary Fiction, 2019 Somerset Book Awards (Chanticleer)Winner in General Fiction, 2019-20 Reader Views Literary AwardsWinner in Fiction, 2020 Book Excellence AwardsSeal of Approval and Gold Medal in Contemporary Fiction, 2019 Literary Classics International Book AwardsWinner, 2019-20 Jack Eadon Memorial Award for Best Book in Contemporary DramaWinner, 2019-20 Author Marketing Network Award for Best Fiction DébutWinner in Literary Fiction, 2020 Independent Press AwardWinner in General Fiction, 2020 NYC Big Book AwardReviewer’s Choice Award, 2019 Feathered Quill Book AwardsSilver Medal in Adult Fiction, 2019 Wishing Shelf Book AwardsSilver Medal, 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards, for Best First Book in FictionFinalist in General Fiction, 2019 American Fiction Awards (American BookFest)Finalist in General Fiction, 2020 International Book AwardsBronze Medal in Fiction Drama, 2019 Readers Favorite AwardsBronze Medal in General Fiction and Début Author Finalist, 2019 Feathered Quill Book AwardsB.R.A.G. Medallion in Literary Fiction, Book Readers Appreciation GroupBest Books in Literary Fiction, Fall 2019 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement AwardsLong List, 2019 Cinnamon Literature PrizeA landmarked midtown Manhattan address. Carnegie Hall and Central Park at your feet. Three hundred units. Thirty-two full-time employees. Five hundred neighbors. You’ve hit the big time. Joined the elite. But what do you know about them, the neighbors? Have you ever met them? Really engaged with them? Or do you gaze down in the elevator, the same way you do on the subway and the street?Oh sure, you’ve heard a famous writer lives on the fourteenth floor, a retired US senator on the eighteenth. You’ve witnessed so many Broadway impresarios glide through the lobby you’ve lost count. But what about your real neighbors - the couple in 7H, for instance, or the family in 8B? Did you know they once harbored the most wanted fugitive in America?No? It was in the papers for weeks; nearly tore the co-op apart. Even that famous writer on fourteen got involved. And all because an M7 bus side-swiped a resident-shareholder while turning down Seventh Avenue.You’re busy? Oh, I’m sorry. Just thought you should know something about the co-op’s history. And buy more insurance, lots more; I’ve got a friend named Stanley. 3