Four Freedoms (English)

In this novel of the American home front during World War II, a group of workers at an airplane factory in Oklahoma struggle to maintain hope as they adjust to new societal roles and worry about their loved ones fighting overseas. The incomparable John Crowley (THE TRANSLATOR, LORD BYRON'S NOVEL) brilliantly conjures a gripping tale that shimmers with symbolic depth and is propelled by an utterly unique collection of characters, made up of tentatively ambitious women and mysteriously damaged men, who guiltily search for opportunities within the unfortunate circumstances of war. The central figure is a cripple named Prosper Olander, whose efforts at redemption ripple through the community with startling results, irrevocably altering the lives of four very special women. minimize