This was very interesting. The tiniest fictional country in the world, Grand Fenwick, receives a huge windfall from a business they owned in the US, and it nearly cripples their economy. People suddenly have so much money that they become complacent and end up just racking up insane debt while losing interest in working for a living. Imagine your country being so rich that it actually messes everything up!
In order to get rid of all the excess money, the Duchess tries to dump it all on a bad investment in the US Stock Market, but as these books usually play out, things always work out in wondrous ways in the favor of the smallest country in the world. I don't want to say more than that though. The book is very good and not the sort I want to spoil.
I will say that I went into this book not really understanding much about the US Stock Exchange. I am happy to say that Wibberley really tries very hard to explain how it all works to the layman. There were times where I did get a little overwhelmed, but not enough to turn me off to the book. I give him a 6/10 for effort.
The thing that really made me appreciate this story was that it exposed how money actually functions in the world at large. It's really a lot crazier than you might imagine. I was very much entertained by this one, and it was rather eye-opening to see the reasons why Grand Fenwick was falling on bad times while simultaneously raking in millions and millions of dollars. I do recommend this book. It is a good read and a great addition to the series.
This blog was written on December 1, 2024.
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Using a tiny country to show things makes what we see easier to see. It seems this book series thrives on that basis, making fun of us all while doing so.
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