Freedom
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This novel follows several members of an American family, the Berglunds, as well as their close friends and lovers, as complex and troubled relationships unfold over many years. The book follows them through the last decades of the twentieth century and concludes near the beginning of the Obama administration. The Berglunds are the middle class suburban family that the neighbors just love to talk about. Walter, the successful and doting husband, and Patty, the tall ex varsity basketball player who bakes Christmas cookies for each resident of Barrier Street, seem like the perfect couple. But life is not the pretty picture presented to the world. When their precious first born is corrupted by the wanton girl next door, the edges fray on the Berglunds' family fabric. An old friend emerges, tall, dark and only slightly disheveled and mistakes are made.
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City and town life
City and town life -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Environmentalists
Environmentalists -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- United States -- Fiction
Fiction
Husband and wife
Husband and wife -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Middle class families
Middle class families -- Fiction
Minnesota -- Fiction
City and town life
City and town life -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Environmentalists
Environmentalists -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- United States -- Fiction
Fiction
Husband and wife
Husband and wife -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Middle class families
Middle class families -- Fiction
Minnesota -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780312600846
9780374158460
9781427210494
9780312576462
9781427210500
9781410433763
9780374158460
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9781410433763
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-05 07:50:42AM |
Last Indexed | 2025-07-05 07:51:19AM |
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This novel follows several members of an American family, the Berglunds, as well as their close friends and lovers, as complex and troubled relationships unfold over many years. The book follows them through the last decades of the twentieth century and concludes near the beginning of the Obama administration. The Berglunds are the middle class suburban family that the neighbors just love to talk about. Walter, the successful and doting husband, and Patty, the tall ex varsity basketball player who bakes Christmas cookies for each resident of Barrier Street, seem like the perfect couple. But life is not the pretty picture presented to the world. When their precious first born is corrupted by the wanton girl next door, the edges fray on the Berglunds' family fabric. An old friend emerges, tall, dark and only slightly disheveled and mistakes are made.
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Audiobooks
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Domestic fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- United States -- Fiction
Fiction
Husband and wife -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Middle class families -- Fiction
Minnesota -- Fiction
City and town life -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Environmentalists -- United States -- Fiction
Fiction
Husband and wife -- Minnesota -- Fiction
Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Middle class families -- Fiction
Minnesota -- Fiction
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Freedom
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Freedom / Jonathan Franzen
Freedom / Jonathan Franzen ; read by David Ledoux
Freedom A Novel
Freedom [electronic resource] / Jonathan Franzen
Freedom / Jonathan Franzen
Freedom / Jonathan Franzen ; read by David Ledoux
Freedom A Novel
Freedom [electronic resource] / Jonathan Franzen
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Freedom
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Domestic fiction
Dysfunctional families
Environmentalists
Fiction
Husband and wife
Large type books
Literature
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Domestic fiction
Dysfunctional families
Environmentalists
Fiction
Husband and wife
Large type books
Literature
Middle class families
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