'A beautiful, lyric hymn to the power of social unrest in American history. Jess Walter is a national treasure' Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
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It is 1909 in Spokane, Washington. The Dolan brothers are living by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his dashing older brother Gig dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. When Rye finds himself drawn to suffragette Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, her passion sweeps him into the world of protest and dirty business. But a storm is coming, threatening to overwhelm them all . . .
The Cold Millions is an intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early 20th century America. Jess Walter offers a stunning, kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, dreams and reality, in a sensational tale that resonates powerfully with our own time.
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'A work of irresistible characters, harrowing adventures and rip-roaring fun . . . One of the most captivating novels of the year' Washington Post
'Stunning' San Francisco Chronicle
'Warm and deeply humane, this transporting novel is a staggering achievement from a landmark writer' Esquire
'A vivid, propulsive, historical novel with a politically explosive backdrop that reverberates through our own' USA Today
| ISBN: | 9780241374573 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2021 |
| Author: | Jess Walter |
| Publisher: | Viking an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 342 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Action Adventure Family Drama |
'A beautiful, lyric hymn to the power of social unrest in American history. Jess Walter is a national treasure' Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
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It is 1909 in Spokane, Washington. The Dolan brothers are living by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his dashing older brother Gig dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. When Rye finds himself drawn to suffragette Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, her passion sweeps him into the world of protest and dirty business. But a storm is coming, threatening to overwhelm them all . . .
The Cold Millions is an intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early 20th century America. Jess Walter offers a stunning, kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, dreams and reality, in a sensational tale that resonates powerfully with our own time.
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'A work of irresistible characters, harrowing adventures and rip-roaring fun . . . One of the most captivating novels of the year' Washington Post
'Stunning' San Francisco Chronicle
'Warm and deeply humane, this transporting novel is a staggering achievement from a landmark writer' Esquire
'A vivid, propulsive, historical novel with a politically explosive backdrop that reverberates through our own' USA Today
The Cold Millions features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Action Adventure, Family Drama
The Cold Millions is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Cold Millions was written by Jess Walter and published by Viking an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Cold Millions has 342 pages