The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck Emeline discovers a world completely

Emeline discovers a world completely new to her: of oranges

whose husband earns the valuable dollars that has brought the family its recent affluence

really that hero

and establishing a national airline and airport

in GQ magazine's forty-fifth anniversary issue as one of the best works of fiction in the past forty-five years

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck Emeline discovers a world completelyEthan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure, Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned. But his wife is restless and his teenage children troubled and hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Then a series of unusual events reignites Ethans ambition, and he is pitched on to a bold course