The Last Town on Earth A Novel
eBook - 2006
A town under quarantine during the 1918 flu epidemic must reckon with forces beyond their control in a powerful, sweeping novel of morality in a time of upheaval “An American variation on Albert Camus’ The Plague.”—Chicago Tribune NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY USA TODAY AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE • WINNER OF THE JAMES FENIMORE COOPER PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONDeep in the mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest is a small mill town called Commonwealth, conceived as a haven for workers weary of exploitation. For Philip Worthy, the adopted son of the town’s founder, it is a haven in another sense—as the first place in his life he’s had a loving family to call his own.And yet, the ideals that define this outpost a...re being threatened from all sides. A world war is raging, and with the fear of spies rampant, the loyalty of all...
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Random House Publishing Group
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- English
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- OverDrive Resource Page
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- Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
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ASIN | B000JMKR7A |
Release Date | 8/29/2006 |
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ISBN | 9781588365644 |
Release Date | 8/29/2006 |