Early Warning: A novel (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A

Early Warning: A novel (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A Family Saga)

From the Pulitzer Prize-winner: the second installment, following Some Luck, of her widely acclaimed, best-selling American trilogy, which brings the journey of a remarkable family with roots in the Iowa heartland into mid-century America

Early Warning opens in 1953 with the Langdon family at a crossroads. Their stalwart patriarch, Walter, who with his wife, Rosanna, sustained their farm for three decades, has suddenly died, leaving their five children, now adults, looking to the future. Only one will remain in Iowa to work the land, while the others scatter to Washington, D.C., California, and everywhere in between.

As the country moves out of postâ‚¬â€œWorld War II optimism through the darker landscape of the Cold War and the social and sexual revolutions of the 1960s and â‚¬70s, and then into the unprecedented wealthâ‚¬"for someâ‚¬"of the early 1980s, the Langdon children each follow a different path in a rapidly changing world. And they now have children of their own: twin boys who are best friends and vicious rivals; a girl whose rebellious spirit takes her to the notorious Peoples Temple in San Francisco; and a golden boy who drops out of college to fight in Vietnamâ‚¬"leaving behind a secret legacy that will send shock waves through the Langdon family into the next generation.Â

Capturing a transformative period through richly drawn characters we come to know and care deeply for, Early Warning continues Smileyâ‚¬s extraordinary epic trilogy, a gorgeously told saga that began with Some Luck and will span a century in America. But it also stands entirely on its own as an engrossing story of the challengesâ‚¬"and rewardsâ‚¬"of family and home, even in the most turbulent of times, all while showcasing a beloved writer at the height of her considerable powers. Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-04-28
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307700322

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-04-28
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780307700322

Early Warning: A novel (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A Family Saga)

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