{"product_id":"halcyon-paperback-4","title":"Halcyon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElliot Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA daring new novel, at once timely and timeless, set around an American family and the ever-shifting sands of history and memory and legacy that define them (\"An expert juggling act.\" --Stephen Markley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirginia, 2004. Gore is entering his second term as president. Our narrator, Martin Neumann, recently divorced, is living at Halcyon, the estate of renowned lawyer and World War II hero Robert Ableson. When news breaks that scientists funded by the Gore administration have discovered a cure for death, it calls into question everything Martin thought he understood about life, not least his work as a historian. Who is Ableson, really, and why did he draw Martin into his orbit? Is this new science a miraculous good or an insidious evil?\u003cbr\u003e Stretching from pivotal elections to intimate family secrets, from the Battle of Saipan to the toppling of Confederate monuments, \u003ci\u003eHalcyon\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and probing novel that grapples with what history means, who is affected by it, and how the complexities of our shared future rest on the dual foundations of remembering and forgetting.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELLIOT ACKERMAN is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eHalcyon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2034\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Dress In Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark at the Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGreen on Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlaces and Names: On War, Revolution and Returning\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been nominated for the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal in both fiction and nonfiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize among others. He is a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and Marine veteran who served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257013911801,"sku":"9780593467084","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9gN852QMjQ9780593467084_f1030969-cc69-4763-bced-e2af17d21f97.webp?v=1768739248","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/halcyon-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}