The Prospectors : A Novel by Ariel Djanikian (2023, Hardcover)

Description: A sweeping rags-to-riches storyabout claiming the American Dream, following a family transformed by theKlondike Gold Rush.“Toldin glimmering prose and rich with historical detail...you can feel the grit onyour hands.”—Celeste Ng"Smart,surprising, and epic."—Chris BohjalianThe middle daughter ofstruggling California fruit farmers, Alice Bush is accustomed to feelinginferior and destitute. But when her elder sister’s husband strikes a vein ofgold in the Yukon Territory, Alice finally seizes control of her destiny byjoining a wave of white settlers making the dangerous trek to the Klondike.What follows is anawakening of ambition for the quietly opportunistic Alice, who, by luck andcircumstance, becomes tightly intertwined in her sister and brother-in-law’snewfound fortune, as well as the beginning of a generations-long family questfor wealth that unfolds against the icy Canadian wilderness and the boomingoilfields of California.One hundred years later,in 2015, Alice’s great-great-granddaughter Anna must grapple with moralconflict and questions of justice as she travels to the Klondike to bequeathher would-be inheritance to the First Nations peoples who paid the price forits creation.Bringing the Klondike andturn-of-the-century California to vivid life, Ariel Djanikian weaves anambitious narrative of claiming the American Dream and its rippling effectsacross generations. Sweeping and awe-inspiring, The Prospectors is an unforgettable story of familyloyalties that interrogates the often-overlooked hostilities and inequitiesborn during the Gold Rush era.Note: Dust cover (in perfect condition) has two Barnes & Nobel stickers (see photo).Retail price is $30.00.

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