Gain (novel)
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 18th 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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- 1998 American novels
- Novels by Richard Powers
- James Fenimore Cooper Prize-winning works
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux books
- 1990s novel stubs