The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047, Lionel ShriverThe year is 2029, and nothing is as it should be. The very essence of American life, the dollar, is under attack. In a coordinated move by the rest of the worlds governments, the dollar loses all its value. The American President declares that the States will default on all its loansprices skyrocket, currency becomes essentially worthless, and we watch one family struggle to survive through it all. The Mandibles can count on their inheritance no

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published between 1921 and 1966

chronicling in exquisite and compelling detail the life of Isabella Robinson

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