Vrijheid by Jonathan Franzen

A sprawling, character-driven novel that follows a Midwestern family and their circle over several decades, exploring a passionate but troubled marriage, parental dilemmas, and a son’s search for purpose. Through infidelity, political and environmental activism, and the arrival of a charismatic outsider, the book examines how personal desires, responsibilities, and moral compromises shape lives and ripple outward across the changing social landscape of contemporary America.