Freddy and Fredericka

Freddy and Fredericka

By Mark Helprin
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[Mark Helprin] frequently astounds with the freshness of voice and the oddly soaring majesty of this … comic call for greatness in a mediocre era.
Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Mark Helprin’s work has drawn favorable comparisons to an elite group of literary legends, including James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe, and Thomas Mann. Helprin’s sheer comic brilliance shines in this ingenious farce.

Freddy is the bright but aloof Prince of Wales. Fredericka is his blonde, beautiful and beloved wife. When they stumble into a public relations nightmare with no easy solution, they must make amends by serving an unusual penance. Literally dropped from a plane into a mysterious placed called Hoboken, New Jersey, Freddy and Fredericka are given one task. They must reconquer America!

A thinly veiled satire of what might have happened if Princess Diana had survived, Freddy and Fredericka is an imaginative gem full of clever wordplay and wicked political jabs.