Early Warning - Rilegato

Smiley, Jane

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ISBN 10: 1447275640 ISBN 13: 9781447275640

Casa editrice: Mantle, 2015

Riassunto

The second novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years trilogy, Early Warning follows the Langdon family from the 50s, through to the 1980s, in this stunning family saga from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize 1953. When a funeral brings the Langdon family together once more, they little realize how much, over the coming years, each of their worlds will shift and change. For now Walter and Rosanna's sons and daughters are grown up and have children of their own. Frank, the eldest - restless, unhappy - ignores his troubled wife and instead finds himself distracted by a face from the past. Lillian must watch as her brilliant, eccentric husband Arthur is destroyed by the guilt arising from his secretive government work. Claire, too, finds that marriage is not quite what she expected it to be. In Iowa where the Langdons began, Joe sees that some aspects of life on the farm never change, while others are unrecognizable. And though a few members of the family remain mired in the past, others will attempt to move beyond the lives they have always known; and some will push forward as never before. The dark shadow of the Vietnam War hangs over every one . . . In sickness and health, through their best and darkest times, the Langdon family will live and love and suffer against the broad, merciless sweep of American history. Moving from the 1950s to the 1980s, Early Warning by Jane Smiley is epic storytelling at its most wise and compelling from a writer at the height of her powers.

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Recensione:

Gripping family saga. The phrase "a great novelist at the height of her powers" is so overused, but for once here it really is true. (The Times)

Phenomenally powerful . . . Her cast is big, and growing all the time, but Smiley has a remarkable grip on all her characters . . . the third instalment can't come soon enough. (Guardian)

There is a great deal to enjoy, and it's a novel in which many readers will happily lose themselves. (Scotsman)

Here is one of America's leading novelists writing at the height, breadth and width of her powers. Magnificent. (Daily Mail)

Descrizione del libro:

The Last Hundred Years series continues with Early Warning, from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize Jane Smiley.

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• Editore: Mantle
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1447275640
• ISBN 13: 9781447275640
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 496