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The Expansion Project

Shortlisted for the Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction
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Plans for the expansion of the Capmeadow Business Park are in full swing—its mission is to become the greatest business park in the region. Tom Crowley, a mid-level employee, loses his daughter at 'bring your daughter to work day'. He raises the alarm, and his colleagues... Read More
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A dizzying, haunted satire of the late-capitalist workplace in which nothing is quite what it seems.

A dizzying, haunted satire of the late-capitalist workplace in which nothing is quite what it seems.

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Plans for the expansion of the Capmeadow Business Park are in full swing—its mission is to become the greatest business park in the region. Tom Crowley, a mid-level employee, loses his daughter at 'bring your daughter to work day'. He raises the alarm, and his colleagues rush to help him find her. Eventually, after no sign of her is found, it transpires she was never there. And yet, as time goes on, Tom still cannot reconcile that she is really at home. Refusing to accept that she is safe, Tom continues to search for her in the maze of corridors and impossible multi-dimensional spaces that make up his place of work.

Because Capmeadow is expanding in unexpected ways, a Liaison Officer becomes the central focus for complaints about how the expansion is impacting the lives of the employees—unexpected buildings, years-long business days, cursed farmers' markets, and corridors of the mind are draining the life from Tom and everyone he works with.

Years pass, and Tom remains at the company, convinced he is in the presence of his now adult daughter. But has he judged it correctly? And can anything go back to the way it was?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803512587

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Ben Pester is the author of the short story collection Am I in the Right Place? He lives in London. The Expansion Project is his first novel.

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