Gain (novel)

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First edition
(publ. Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

Gain (ISBN 0-374-15996-3) is a novel by Richard Powers published by in 1998. It intertwines two stories: the first is the history of Clare International, a chemical conglomerate with origins in soap manufacturing in the early 18th century; the second is of 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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Novels by Richard Powers

Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance (1985) Prisoner's Dilemma (1988) The Gold Bug Variations (1991) Operation Wandering Soul (1993) Galatea 2.2 (1995) Gain (1998) Plowing the Dark (2000) The Time of Our Singing (2003) The Echo Maker (2006) Generosity: An Enhancement (2009) Orfeo (2014)