Golden Age (The Last Hundred Year Trilogy: Thorndike Press Large Print Core) - Hardcover

Smiley, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410482995 ISBN 13: 9781410482990

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2015

Synopsis

From the Pulitzer Prize-winner: the much-anticipated final volume, following "Some Luck" and "Early Warning, " of her best-selling American trilogy, which brings the beloved Langdon family into our present times and beyond.
1987: the next generation of Langdons are facing economic, social, cultural, and political challenges unlike anything their ancestors have encountered. Michael and Richie, twin sons of World War II hero Frank, work in the high-stakes worlds of government and finance, in Washington and New York but their fiercest enemies may be closer to home. Charlie, the charmer, recently found, struggles to find his way; Guthrie is deployed to Iraq, leaving the Iowa farm the heart of this enthralling saga in the hands of his younger sister, Felicity, though Felicity as always, has her own ideas. Determined to help preserve the planet, she worries that her family farm s once rich, bountiful land is imperiled, and not only by the extremes of climate change.
Moving seamlessly from the power-brokered 1980s and the scandal-ridden '90s to our own moment and beyond "Golden Age" combines intimate drama, emotional suspense, and a full command of history, bringing to a magnificent conclusion the century-long portrait of one unforgettable family. It is the crowning literary achievement from a master of American storytelling.
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Review:

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""

About the Author:

JANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including"A Thousand Acres, "which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, "Some Luck"and"Early Warning, "the first volumes of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature."

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410482995
• ISBN 13: 9781410482990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 763