Its 1987, and the next generation of Langdons is facing economic, social, 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 financebut their fiercest enemies may be closer to home. Charlie, the charmer, struggles to find his way; Guthrie is deployed to Iraq, leaving the Iowa family farm in the hands of his younger sister, Felicity who, as always, has her own ideas. Determined to help preserve the planet, she worries that her family farms 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 present moment and beyond, Golden Age combines intimate drama, emotional suspense, and an intricate view of history, bringing to a magnificent conclusion the epic trilogy of one unforgettable family.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780307744821
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 03/06/2016
Año de edición: 2016
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Jane Smiley
JANE SMILEY (Los Ángeles, California, 1949) es autora de una veintena de obras de ficción y ensayo. Recibió el Premio Pulitzer de narrativa y el National Book Critics Circle Award por su novela Heredarás la tierra (1991). Entre otras obras, ha publicado The Greenlanders (1988), La edad del desconsuelo (1987; Sexto Piso, 2019) y, en los últimos años, la trilogía formada por Some Luck (2014), Early Warning (2015) y Golden Age (2015). Desde 2001 forma parte de la Academia Estadounidense de las Artes y las Letras.