Author:Richard Powers
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and Bewilderment, a visionary novel about the failings of the American dream.
'It's not possible for powers to write an uninteresting book' Margaret Atwood
In Lacewood, Illinois, Laura Bodey, a divorced mother of two and real estate agent, plunges into a new existence when she learns that she has cancer.
This same small town is home to Clare & Company, a soap manufacturer begun by three brothers in nineteenth-century Boston. Over the course of more than a century, it transforms into a powerful international corporation.
Clare & Company's stunning growth reflects America's kaleidoscopic history, yet for Laura and her family, this wild success has profound and lasting consequences.
'Penetrating and splendidly written... Dazzling' New York Times
Erudite, penetrating and splendidly written... Dazzling
—— New York TimesOne can only admire Powers's breadth of vision, his erudition and powers of analysis
—— The TimesA brilliant novel
—— Daily TelegraphDelicious ... gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches
—— The Sunday TimesA sweet a breezy read - the ideal accompaniment to a long summer's evening
—— The Daily MailA witty and generous romance ... Jilly Cooper for the grown-ups
—— The IndependentTop drawer romantic escapism
—— You MagazineWhat elevates The Making of Henry..is the way it talks about love. That, and being funny
—— GuardianThis is brilliantly, biliously funny. It is also painfully, movingly sad...Expansive and compassionate... Sharp and hilarious, this latest novel shows Jacobson at his best
—— ObserverA story of modern love that will have readers laughing and sighing with recognition... A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they're willing to make for both
—— Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionDelightful... Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect
—— New York Review of Books
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