The Cold Millions A Novel
The Cold Millions A Novel by Jess Walter is a first edition published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2021, featuring 352 pages in English. This novel explores the lives of two brothers, Rye and Gig Dolan, as they navigate the challenges of early twentieth-century America amidst class warfare and social upheaval. The narrative presents a vivid portrayal of their struggles for stability and justice, set against a backdrop that resonates with contemporary issues of wealth disparity and social justice.
Readers will find an intimate story of brotherhood, love, and sacrifice intertwined with themes of activism and political engagement. As Rye yearns for a steady job while Gig fights for fair treatment alongside union workers, they encounter a diverse cast of characters, including a vaudeville performer and a determined activist. The Cold Millions delves into the complexities of their relationships and the choices they face, ultimately questioning the nature of victory in the fight for a better world.
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“One of the most captivating novels of the year.” – Washington Post
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A Library Reads Pick * An Indie Next Pick
A Best Book of the Year: Bloomberg | Boston Globe | Chicago Public Library | Chicago Tribune | Esquire | Kirkus | New York Public Library | New York Times Book Review (Historical Fiction) | NPR’s Fresh Air | O Magazine | Washington Post | Publishers Weekly | Seattle Times | USA Today
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins comes another “literary miracle” (NPR)–a propulsive, richly entertaining novel about two brothers swept up in the turbulent class warfare of the early twentieth century.
An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams.
The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his older brother, Gig, dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. Enter Ursula the Great, a vaudeville singer who performs with a live cougar and introduces the brothers to a far more dangerous creature: a mining magnate determined to keep his wealth and his hold on Ursula.
Dubious of Gig’s idealism, Rye finds himself drawn to a fearless nineteen-year-old activist and feminist named Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. But a storm is coming, threatening to overwhelm them all, and Rye will be forced to decide where he stands. Is it enough to win the occasional battle, even if you cannot win the war?
Featuring an unforgettable cast of cops and tramps, suffragists and socialists, madams and murderers, The Cold Millions is a tour de force from a “writer who has planted himself firmly in the first rank of American authors” (Boston Globe).
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