{"product_id":"golden-age-the-last-hundred-years-trilogy-a-family-saga-3","title":"Golden Age (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A Family Saga)","description":"Used Hardcover in Very Good - First Edition condition. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the Pulitzer Prize: the much-anticipated final volume, following \u003ci\u003eSome Luck\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEarly Warning,\u003c\/i\u003e of her acclaimed American trilogy\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ea richly absorbing new novel that brings the remarkable Langdon family into our present times and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A lot can happen in one hundred years, as Jane Smiley shows to dazzling effect in her Last Hundred Years trilogy. But as \u003ci\u003eGolden Age,\u003c\/i\u003e its final installment, opens in 1987, the next generation of Langdons face economic, social, political--and personal--challenges unlike anything their ancestors have encountered before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Michael and Richie, the rivalrous twin sons of World War II hero Frank, work in the high-stakes world of government and finance in Washington and New York, but they soon realize that one's fiercest enemies can be closest to home; Charlie, the charming, recently found scion, struggles with whether he wishes to make a mark on the world; and Guthrie, once poised to take over the Langdons' Iowa farm, is instead deployed to Iraq, leaving the land--ever the heart of this compelling saga--in the capable hands of his younger sister.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Determined to evade disaster, for the planet and her family, Felicity worries that the farm's once-bountiful soil may be permanently imperiled, by more than the extremes of climate change. And as they enter deeper into the twenty-first century, all the Langdon women--wives, mothers, daughters--find themselves charged with carrying their storied past into an uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Combining intimate drama, emotional suspense, and a full command of history, \u003ci\u003eGolden Age\u003c\/i\u003e brings to a magnificent conclusion the century-spanning portrait of this unforgettable family--and the dynamic times in which they've loved, lived, and died: a crowning literary achievement from a beloved master of American storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smiley, Jane","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53886841585947,"sku":"mon0000794957","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/14743833482297_1fa343d4-f735-444c-956e-c1d3d8c38e37.jpg?v=1788605660","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/golden-age-the-last-hundred-years-trilogy-a-family-saga-3","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}