Gain
Powers, Richard
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Gain tells two parallel stories: one, of Laura Body, divorced mother of two and real-estate agent in the small town of Lacewood, Illinois, who one day discovers that she has cancer; and two, of Clare Soap & Chemical, a company begun by three merchant brothers in 19th century Boston, which grows into a large conglomerate based in Lacewood, Illinois. As Clare Soap & Chemical changes through the history of America, so a modern-day Laura Body descends into a battle with her terminal illness. By the novel's stunning conclusion, we have learned how the largest enterprises affect us on the most personal level.
AUTHOR BIO
RICHARD POWERS is the author of ten novels, including his most recent title, Generosity. The Echo Maker won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Powers has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Literary Award. He lives in Illinois.
BOOK REVIEWS
"Powers is a writer of blistering intellect."--Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times Book Review "[Gain] is erudite, penetrating and splendidly written."--Bruce Bawer, The New York Times Book Review "Richard Powers has proven himself a visionary writer."--Greil Marcus, The San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle "Gain only confirms that Powers is, in fact, a major American novelist."--Adam Kirsch, The New Republic
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0312429096
ISBN(13-digit): 9780312429096
Dewey Decimal: 813/.54
Library of Congress: bl2009030381
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 405
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