Picture 1 of 8
Gallery
Picture 1 of 8
Have one to sell?
Some Luck A Novel Jane Smiley First Edition Signed Hardcover
US $28.88
or Best Offer
Condition:
“very good”
Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
- Buy It NowSome Luck A Novel Jane Smiley First Edition Signed Hardcover
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
US $5.97 delivery in 2–4 days
Get it between Mon, Aug 25 and Wed, Aug 27 to 94104.
Located in: Saint Helens, Oregon, United States
Returns:
30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Payments:
Special financing available. See terms and apply now- for PayPal Credit, opens in a new window or tab
Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard®. Learn moreabout earning points with eBay Mastercard
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:127125186995
Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “very good”
- Type
- Novel
- Signed By
- Jane Smiley
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9780307700315
- Book Title
- Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy)
- Book Series
- Last Hundred Years: a Family Saga
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307700313
ISBN-13
9780307700315
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201705173
Product Key Features
Book Title
Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy)
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Last Hundred Years: a Family Saga
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-041010
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The expansive American epic is Smiley's métier, and she's in top form with this multigenerational story of an Iowa farming family--sturdy sons, passionate daughters, a tough but tender existence--across the first half of the 20th century." -- Time "Pulitzer Prize-winning Smiley moves from the 1920s to the 1950s as she unfolds the life of Iowa farmers Rosanna and Walter Langdon and their five children. As the children grow up and sometimes move away, we get a wide-angle view of mid-century America. Told in beautiful, you-are-there language, the narrative lets ordinary events accumulate to give us a significant feel of life at the time, with the importance and dangers of farming particularly well portrayed. In the end, though, this is the story of parents and children, of hope and disappointment . . . Highly recommended; a lush and grounded reading experience." --Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal (starred review) "Tremendous . . . Smiley is a seductive writer in perfect command of every element of language. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres , a novel about a farming family in Iowa, and she returns to that fertile ground to tell the stories of the Langdons, a clan deeply in accord with the land . . . As barbed in her wit as ever, Smiley is also munificently tender. The Langdons endure the Depression, Walter agonizes over giving up his horses for a tractor, and Joe tries the new synthetic fertilizers. Then, as Frank serves in WWII and, covertly, the Cold War, the novel's velocity, intensity, and wonder redouble. This [is a] saga of the vicissitudes of luck, and our futile efforts to control it. Smiley's grand, assured, quietly heroic, and affecting novel is a supremely nuanced portrait of a family spanning three pivotal American decades. It will be on the top of countless to-read lists." --Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review) "Exciting. . . In the first volume of a planned trilogy, Smiley returns to the Iowa of her Pulitzer Prize winning A Thousand Acres , but in a different vein. The Langdons [are] a loving family whose members, like most people, are exceptional only in their human particularity; the story covers the 1920s through the early '50s, years during which the family farm survives the Depression and drought, and the five children grow up and have to decide whether to stay or leave. Smiley is particularly good at depicting the world from the viewpoint of young children--all five are distinct individuals from their earliest days. The standout is the oldest son, Frank, born with an eye for opportunity. But as Smiley shifts her attention from one character to another, they all come to feel like real and relatable people. Smiley conjures a world--time, place, people--and an engaging story that makes readers eager to know what happens next. Smiley plans to extend the tale of the Langdon family well into the 21st century; she's off to a very strong start." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Smiley follows an Iowa farm family through the thick of the 20th century, [as] the Langdons raise five children to varied destinies; [there's a] sense that we've simply dropped in on a continuing saga. Smiley juggles characters and events with her customary aplomb and storytelling craft . . . Underpinning the unfolding of three decades is farm folks' knowledge that disaster is always one bad crop away, and luck is never to be relied on; it wouldn't be a Smiley novel without at least one cruel twist of fate. Smiley is the least sentimental of writers, but when Rosanna and Walter Langdon look at the 23 people gathered at Thanksgiving in 1948 and 'agreed in an instant: something had created itself from nothing,' it's a moment of honest sentiment, honestly earned. An expansive tale showing this generally flinty author in a mellow mood: surprising, but engaging." -- Kirkus (starred review), "Smiley follows an Iowa farm family through the thick of the 20th century, [as] the Langdons raise five children to varied destinies; [there's a] sense that we've simply dropped in on a continuing saga. Smiley juggles characters and events with her customary aplomb and storytelling craft . . . Underpinning the unfolding of three decades is farm folks' knowledge that disaster is always one bad crop away, and luck is never to be relied on; it wouldn't be a Smiley novel without at least one cruel twist of fate. Smiley is the least sentimental of writers, but when Rosanna and Walter Langdon look at the 23 people gathered at Thanksgiving in 1948 and 'agreed in an instant: something had created itself from nothing,' it's a moment of honest sentiment, honestly earned. An expansive tale showing this generally flinty author in a mellow mood: surprising, but engaging." -- Kirkus (starred review), "Pulitzer Prize-winning Smiley moves from the 1920s to the 1950s as she unfolds the life of Iowa farmers Rosanna and Walter Langdon and their five children. As the children grow up and sometimes move away, we get a wide-angle view of mid-century America. Told in beautiful, you-are-there language, the narrative lets ordinary events accumulate to give us a significant feel of life at the time, with the importance and dangers of farming particularly well portrayed. In the end, though, this is the story of parents and children, of hope and disappointment . . . Highly recommended; a lush and grounded reading experience." --Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal (starred review) "Tremendous . . . Smiley is a seductive writer in perfect command of every element of language. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres , a novel about a farming family in Iowa, and she returns to that fertile ground to tell the stories of the Langdons, a clan deeply in accord with the land . . . As barbed in her wit as ever, Smiley is also munificently tender. The Langdons endure the Depression, Walter agonizes over giving up his horses for a tractor, and Joe tries the new synthetic fertilizers. Then, as Frank serves in WWII and, covertly, the Cold War, the novel's velocity, intensity, and wonder redouble. This [is a] saga of the vicissitudes of luck, and our futile efforts to control it. Smiley's grand, assured, quietly heroic, and affecting novel is a supremely nuanced portrait of a family spanning three pivotal American decades. It will be on the top of countless to-read lists." --Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review) "Exciting. . . In the first volume of a planned trilogy, Smiley returns to the Iowa of her Pulitzer Prize winning A Thousand Acres , but in a different vein. The Langdons [are] a loving family whose members, like most people, are exceptional only in their human particularity; the story covers the 1920s through the early '50s, years during which the family farm survives the Depression and drought, and the five children grow up and have to decide whether to stay or leave. Smiley is particularly good at depicting the world from the viewpoint of young children--all five are distinct individuals from their earliest days. The standout is the oldest son, Frank, born with an eye for opportunity. But as Smiley shifts her attention from one character to another, they all come to feel like real and relatable people. Smiley conjures a world--time, place, people--and an engaging story that makes readers eager to know what happens next. Smiley plans to extend the tale of the Langdon family well into the 21st century; she's off to a very strong start." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Smiley follows an Iowa farm family through the thick of the 20th century, [as] the Langdons raise five children to varied destinies; [there's a] sense that we've simply dropped in on a continuing saga. Smiley juggles characters and events with her customary aplomb and storytelling craft . . . Underpinning the unfolding of three decades is farm folks' knowledge that disaster is always one bad crop away, and luck is never to be relied on; it wouldn't be a Smiley novel without at least one cruel twist of fate. Smiley is the least sentimental of writers, but when Rosanna and Walter Langdon look at the 23 people gathered at Thanksgiving in 1948 and 'agreed in an instant: something had created itself from nothing,' it's a moment of honest sentiment, honestly earned. An expansive tale showing this generally flinty author in a mellow mood: surprising, but engaging." -- Kirkus (starred review), "Tremendous . . . Smiley is a seductive writer in perfect command of every element of language. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres , a novel about a farming family in Iowa, and she returns to that fertile ground to tell the stories of the Langdons, a clan deeply in accord with the land . . . As barbed in her wit as ever, Smiley is also munificently tender. The Langdons endure the Depression, Walter agonizes over giving up his horses for a tractor, and Joe tries the new synthetic fertilizers. Then, as Frank serves in WWII and, covertly, the Cold War, the novel's velocity, intensity, and wonder redouble. This [is a] saga of the vicissitudes of luck, and our futile efforts to control it. Smiley's grand, assured, quietly heroic, and affecting novel is a supremely nuanced portrait of a family spanning three pivotal American decades. It will be on the top of countless to-read lists." --Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review) "Exciting. . . In the first volume of a planned trilogy, Smiley returns to the Iowa of her Pulitzer Prize winning A Thousand Acres , but in a different vein. The Langdons [are] a loving family whose members, like most people, are exceptional only in their human particularity; the story covers the 1920s through the early '50s, years during which the family farm survives the Depression and drought, and the five children grow up and have to decide whether to stay or leave. Smiley is particularly good at depicting the world from the viewpoint of young children--all five are distinct individuals from their earliest days. The standout is the oldest son, Frank, born with an eye for opportunity. But as Smiley shifts her attention from one character to another, they all come to feel like real and relatable people. Smiley conjures a world--time, place, people--and an engaging story that makes readers eager to know what happens next. Smiley plans to extend the tale of the Langdon family well into the 21st century; she's off to a very strong start." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Smiley follows an Iowa farm family through the thick of the 20th century, [as] the Langdons raise five children to varied destinies; [there's a] sense that we've simply dropped in on a continuing saga. Smiley juggles characters and events with her customary aplomb and storytelling craft . . . Underpinning the unfolding of three decades is farm folks' knowledge that disaster is always one bad crop away, and luck is never to be relied on; it wouldn't be a Smiley novel without at least one cruel twist of fate. Smiley is the least sentimental of writers, but when Rosanna and Walter Langdon look at the 23 people gathered at Thanksgiving in 1948 and 'agreed in an instant: something had created itself from nothing,' it's a moment of honest sentiment, honestly earned. An expansive tale showing this generally flinty author in a mellow mood: surprising, but engaging." -- Kirkus (starred review)
Series Volume Number
Bk. 1
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize a powerful, engrossing new novel--the life and times of a remarkable family over three transformative decades in America. On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different children: from Frank, the handsome, willful first born, and Joe, whose love of animals and the land sustains him, to Claire, who earns a special place in her father's heart. Each chapter in Some Luck covers a single year, beginning in 1920, as American soldiers like Walter return home from World War I, and going up through the early 1950s, with the country on the cusp of enormous social and economic change. As the Langdons branch out from Iowa to both coasts of America, the personal and the historical merge seamlessly: one moment electricity is just beginning to power the farm, and the next a son is volunteering to fight the Nazis; later still, a girl you'd seen growing up now has a little girl of her own, and you discover that your laughter and your admiration for all these lives are mixing with tears. Some Luck delivers on everything we look for in a work of fiction. Taking us through cycles of births and deaths, passions and betrayals, among characters we come to know inside and out, it is a tour de force that stands wholly on its own. But it is also the first part of a dazzling epic trilogy--a literary adventure that will span a century in America: an astonishing feat of storytelling by a beloved writer at the height of her powers., Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize : a powerful, engrossing new novel--the life and times of a remarkable family over three transformative decades in America. On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different children: from Frank, the handsome, willful first born, and Joe, whose love of animals and the land sustains him, to Claire, who earns a special place in her father's heart. Each chapter in Some Luck covers a single year, beginning in 1920, as American soldiers like Walter return home from World War I, and going up through the early 1950s, with the country on the cusp of enormous social and economic change. As the Langdons branch out from Iowa to both coasts of America, the personal and the historical merge seamlessly: one moment electricity is just beginning to power the farm, and the next a son is volunteering to fight the Nazis; later still, a girl you'd seen growing up now has a little girl of her own, and you discover that your laughter and your admiration for all these lives are mixing with tears. Some Luck delivers on everything we look for in a work of fiction. Taking us through cycles of births and deaths, passions and betrayals, among characters we come to know inside and out, it is a tour de force that stands wholly on its own. But it is also the first part of a dazzling epic trilogy--a literary adventure that will span a century in America: an astonishing feat of storytelling by a beloved writer at the height of her powers.
LC Classification Number
PS3569.M39S66 2014
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (824)
- _***c (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was responsive, the item was well packaged, and it shipped quickly. The cup looks exactly as pictured, I'd purchase from this seller again.KIC Stoneware Chili Mug Handled Bowl Rust Red (#116346537190)
- e***f (69)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was very friendly to deal with. Item was as described and well packaged. Shipping was reasonably quick.
- e***e (652)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseWONDERFUL SELLER! Smooth transaction! Great price! The very fragile Colorful Cow ornament was packaged extremely well and shipped lightning fast!! It is a great addition to my Jim Shore collection! It is just as described is wonderful! Thank you. I highly recommend this seller and would purchase from again! This could not have been a better purchase experience! A+++++Jim Shore Heartwood Creek Richly Colorful Cow Ornament 2006 Damaged Tail (#116368943671)
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore :
- Jane Smiley Hardcover Illustrated Fiction Signed Books,
- Jane Smiley Hardcover Illustrated Fiction Books,
- Jane Smiley Fiction & Signed Fiction Books,
- Jane Smiley Hardcover Books Fiction Ex-Library,
- Jane Smiley Fiction & Books in English Fiction Signed,
- Fiction Books & Jane Smiley Fiction,
- Jane Eyre First Edition Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- Jane Austen Hardcover Books,
- Jane Smiley Fiction Romance Fiction & Books in English,
- Hardcover Signed Books
Seller feedback (824)
- _***c (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was responsive, the item was well packaged, and it shipped quickly. The cup looks exactly as pictured, I'd purchase from this seller again.KIC Stoneware Chili Mug Handled Bowl Rust Red (#116346537190)
- e***f (69)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was very friendly to deal with. Item was as described and well packaged. Shipping was reasonably quick.
- e***e (652)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseWONDERFUL SELLER! Smooth transaction! Great price! The very fragile Colorful Cow ornament was packaged extremely well and shipped lightning fast!! It is a great addition to my Jim Shore collection! It is just as described is wonderful! Thank you. I highly recommend this seller and would purchase from again! This could not have been a better purchase experience! A+++++Jim Shore Heartwood Creek Richly Colorful Cow Ornament 2006 Damaged Tail (#116368943671)