Gain by Richard Powers
Interweaving the century-spanning rise of a small nineteenth-century soap works into a multinational chemical conglomerate with the intimate story of a suburban mother who develops cancer near one of its plants, this story examines how prosperity and innovation accrue alongside hidden costs. As corporate mythmaking, marketing, and technological progress advance, a community confronts contamination, legal uncertainty, and a class-action battle, while one family faces illness, hope, and loss, yielding a clear-eyed meditation on growth, responsibility, and the human price of profit.
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- Published
- 1998
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 350-360
- Original Language
- English
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