The Follett, Ken creator author. text Historical fiction. Epic fiction. nyu 2023 First United States edition. monographic eng

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737 pages : map ; 25 cm. "The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters' lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war." -- Book jacket. adult Ken Follett. e-uk--- Mother-son relations Fiction Mothers and sons Fiction Social classes Fiction Industrial revolution Fiction Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Fiction Great Britain History 18th century Fiction Great Britain Historu 19th century Fiction PR6056.O45 A76 2023 823/.914 Follett, Ken 9780525954996 2023005900 DLC 230223 20231205105857.0 1365363992 eng