Gain : A Novelby Richard Powers |
 | Title : Gain : A Novel Author : Richard Powers ISBN : 0434008621 Language : English Category : Fiction Subject : Popular Fiction Awards : A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Publication Year : 2000 Publisher : William Heinemann Pages : 355 Binding : Hardcover Condition : Good - Ex-library, Dustjacket Product Code : 9368 Product Dimensions Height (mm) : 235 Width (mm) : 153 Thickness (mm) : 32 Weight (grams) : 648 Gain tells two parallel stories: one, of Laura Bodey, divorced mother of two and successful real-estate agent in the small town of Lacewood, Illinois, who one day discovers that she has ovarian cancer; and two, of Clare Soap & Chemical, the company begun by three merchant brothers in 19th-century Boston, which by the turn of the century has grown into a large multiconglomerate with factories in Laura's hometown. As the history of Clare Soap changes through the history of America, so a modern-day Laura Bodey descends into a battle with her terminal illness. By the novel's conclusion, we have learned how the largest enterprises affect us on the most personal level. Erudite, penetrating, and splendidly written...dazzling. -- New York Times |
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