| Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years Contributor(s): Mallon, Thomas (Author), Lane, Christopher (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504633075 ISBN-13: 9781504633079 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.6" W x 5.9" (0.75 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the author of the acclaimed novel Watergate comes a galvanizing new novel about the tumultuous administration of the most consequential and enigmatic president of modern times--Ronald Reagan.Finale takes listeners to the political gridiron of Washington in 1986, the wealthiest enclaves of Southern California, and the volcanic landscape of Iceland, where the president engages in two almost apocalyptic days of negotiation with Mikhail Gorbachev. Along with Soviet dissidents, illegal arms traders, and antinuclear activists, the novel's memorable characters include Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, Pamela Harriman, John W. Hinckley, and even Bette Davis, with whom the president long ago appeared on screen. Several figures--including a humbled, crafty Richard Nixon; the young, brilliantly acerbic Christopher Hitchens; and an anxious, astrology-dependent Nancy Reagan--become the eyes through which listeners see the last convulsions of the Cold War, the AIDS epidemic, a clash of ideologies, and a political revolution. At the center of it all--but forever out of reach--is Reagan himself, whose genial remoteness confounds his subordinates, his children, and the citizens who elected him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mallon, Thomas: - Thomas Mallon is the author of the novels Henry and Clara, Dewey Defeats Truman, and Fellow Travelers, among others. He has been literary editor of GQ and is a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and the Atlantic, as well as other publications. Lane, Christopher: -Christopher Lane is an award-winning actor, director, and narrator. He is a three-time winner of the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration and recipient of ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. |