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Early warning

Early warning

Jane Smiley

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Family patriarch Walter Langdon has died, and his children have fanned out across the country. The narrative moves year by year from 1953 to 1986, encompassing Cold War blinkeredness, Sixties rebellion, and escalating wealth into the Eighties.

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OL Work ID
OL19996970W

Subjects

FictionRural familiesSocial changeHistoryFarmersFriendshipFarm familyFamily lifeFarmsTwinsHistorical fictionBest friendsAmerikanisches EnglischDomestic fictionnyt:hardcover-fiction=2015-05-17New York Times bestsellerFiction, family lifeFiction, historical, general

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