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About the Book

Golden Age

It’s 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 finance --- but 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 farm’s 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.

Golden Age
by Jane Smiley

  • Publication Date: June 28, 2016
  • Genres: Fiction
  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Anchor
  • ISBN-10: 0307744825
  • ISBN-13: 9780307744821