The Winter of Our Discontent (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by John Steinbeck
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Author: John SteinbeckEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-04-01
ISBN: 0140187537
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: Money, Family Life and a Clever Plot
Summary: 4 Stars
The Winter of Discontent is a wonderful novel which works on lots of levels. It centres on Ethan Hawley, who works in a grocery store which his family used to own. Seemingly happy at being poor, Ethan tries to instill old-fashioned virtues into his family. He also knows that he should try to regain his families name in the community and that he should strive to be something more than a shop assistant. Steinbeck cleverly intermingles all of the characters into Hawley's ingenious plot to become rich and satisfy his childrens' lust for material wealth. Greed of course plays a big part in this novel makes this novel from the 1960s topical today. This is one of Steinbeck's last novels and the first one of his I have ever read. I heartily recommend it.
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