Gain A Novel
Gain, a novel by Richard Powers, is published by Picador in a First Edition format on September 29, 2009. This 416-page work explores the intertwining narratives of Laura Body, a divorced mother and real estate agent in Lacewood, Illinois, who faces a life-altering diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and the historical journey of Clare & Company, a soap manufacturer that evolves into a significant consumer products conglomerate. The novel presents a dual perspective on personal and corporate growth, reflecting broader themes of American history.
Readers will find that Gain braids together these two distinct yet connected stories, illustrating how the trajectory of a large corporation can impact individual lives. The narrative delves into the complexities of life and business, revealing the unseen links between personal struggles and corporate expansion. With its focus on fiction, literary elements, and American themes from the 20th century, this edition invites readers to contemplate the profound connections that shape both personal and societal experiences.
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Overstory, Richard Powers’s Gain braids together two stories on very different scales.
In one, Laura Body, divorced mother of two and a real-estate agent in the small town of Lacewood, Illinois, plunges into a new existence when she learns that she has ovarian cancer. In the other, Clare & Company, a soap manufacturer begun by three brothers in nineteenth-century Boston, grows over the course of a century and a half into an international consumer products conglomerate based in Laura’s hometown. Clare’s stunning growth reflects the kaleidoscopic history of America; Laura Body’s life is changed forever by Clare.
Gain’s stunning conclusion reveals the countless invisible connections between the largest enterprises and the smallest lives.
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