{"product_id":"a-fortunate-age-by-joanna-rakoff-1","title":"A Fortunate Age by Joanna Rakoff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny and acerbic ... \u003ci\u003eA Fortunate Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eleaves a lasting impression'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An epic novel ... about a generation finding its way ... Rakoff has brilliantly captured the mood of the era and the energy of a city'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Living in crumbling Brooklyn apartments, holding down jobs as actors and writers and eschewing the middle-class sensibilities of their parents, graduates of the prestigious Oberlin College, Lil, Beth, Sadie, Emily, Dave and Tal believe they can have it all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When the group come together to celebrate a marriage,anything seems possible. But soon the reality of rent, marriage and family will test them all. For this fortunate age can't last for ever, and the group must face adulthood, whether they are ready for it or not.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sprawling and richly drawn, \u003ci\u003eA Fortunate Age\u003c\/i\u003e traces the lives of the group during some of the most defining years of modern America - from the decadence of the dot com boom through to the sobering events of September 11 and the trailing years that followed - this brilliant, ambitious debut novel perfectly captures the hopes, anxieties and dreams of a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781408862421\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016153268287,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/16734903482689.jpg?v=1773745587","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/a-fortunate-age-by-joanna-rakoff-1","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}