The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: a Family Saga Ser.: Golden Age : A Novel by Jane Smiley (2015, Hardcover)

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From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize: the much-anticipated final volume, following Some Luck and Early Warning, of her acclaimed American trilogy -- a richly absorbing new novel that brings the remarkable Langdon family into our present times and beyond A lot can happen in one hundred years, as Jane Smiley shows to dazzling effect in her Last Hundred Years trilogy. But as Golden Age, its final installment, opens in 1987, the next generation of Langdons face economic, social, political--and personal--challenges unlike anything their ancestors have encountered before. Michael and Richie, the rivalrous twin sons of World War II hero Frank, work in the high-stakes world of government and finance in Washington and New York, but they soon realize that one's fiercest enemies can be closest to home; Charlie, the charming, recently found scion, struggles with whether he wishes to make a mark on the world; and Guthrie, once poised to take over the Langdons' Iowa farm, is instead deployed to Iraq, leaving the land--ever the heart of this compelling saga--in the capable hands of his younger sister. Determined to evade disaster, for the planet and her family, Felicity worries that the farm's once-bountiful soil may be permanently imperiled, by more than the extremes of climate change. And as they enter deeper into the twenty-first century, all the Langdon women--wives, mothers, daughters--find themselves charged with carrying their storied past into an uncertain future. Combining intimate drama, emotional suspense, and a full command of history, Golden Age brings to a magnificent conclusion the century-spanning portrait of this unforgettable family--and the dynamic times in which they've loved, lived, and died: a crowning literary achievement from a beloved master of American storytelling.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307700348
ISBN-13
9780307700346
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211206964

Product Key Features

Book Title
Golden Age : a Novel
Author
Jane Smiley
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
464 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.8in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
28.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3569.M39g65 2015
Reviews
"Warmly affecting . . . Smiley is a skilled storyteller. The story progresses year by year from 1987 through an imagined 2019 . . . Newly introduced characters are welcome additions to Smiley's vibrant gallery of fully fleshed characters, with Henry and Claire remaining the most ruefully appealing of the siblings we first met in Some Luck . . . Despite dire events, the narrative energy of masterfully interwoven plotlines always conveys a sense of life as an adventure worth pursuing." -- Kirkus
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-016461
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Series
The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: a Family Saga Ser.
Dewey Edition
23