Gain (novel)

Gain

First edition (publ. Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Author	Richard Powers
Language	English
Publisher	Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date	1998
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	355 p.
ISBN	9780374159962
OCLC	231971293

Gain (ISBN 0-374-15996-3) is a novel by Richard Powers published by in 1998. It tells the stories of Clare International, a chemical conglomerate with origins in soap manufacturing in the early 19th century, and Laura Bodey, a 42-year-old divorcée living near Clare International's headquarters who develops ovarian cancer. It won the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction in 1999.

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