In THE COLD MILLIONS (Harper)—his eagerly-awaited first novel since the #1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Ruins—master storyteller Jess Walter turns his brilliant, chameleon-like talents to a work of historical fiction whose themes echo many of the social and political concerns we once again face in this country. A “writer who has planted himself firmly in the first rank of American authors” (Boston Globe), the National Book Award finalist here crafts a kaleidoscopic narrative of the Northwest that centers on two brothers and the struggles they face in a nation on the brink of change. The birth of the American labor movement, the last hurrah of the Robber Barons, first wave feminism, freedom of speech and the right to protest, corporate corruption, class, race—these hot button issues converge and combust in this powerful, highly entertaining tour de force.
About the Author Jess Walter is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Ruins, the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, the Edgar Award-winning Citizen Vince, Land of the Blind, the New York Times Notable Book Over Tumbled Graves, and the story collection We Live in Water. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his family.
