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3965016Sharp and Dangerous Virtueshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/sharp-and-dangerous-virtues-9780804040518/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2532851/294660dc-acbd-4289-866a-7a380d8a26cc.jpg?v=638384104718670000496522MXNOhio University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Its 2047 in Dayton, Ohio. In response to food and water shortages, the U.S. government has developed an enormous, and powerfully successful, agricultural areathe Heartland Gridjust north of the city. In the meantime, in the wake of declining American power a multinational force has established itself in Cleveland. Behind these quickly shifting alliances lies a troubling yet tantalizing question: what will the American future look like?</p><p><em>Sharp and Dangerous Virtues</em> is the story of ordinary people caught in situations they had never planned for or even imagined. There are Chad and Sharis, a married couple with two sons, holding out for normal life in their decaying suburb; Tuuro, a black church custodian whose false confession of murder is used for political purposes; Lila, Daytons aging, lonely Commissioner of Water, who dreams of being part of the pure existence of the Grid residents; and Charles and Diana, idealistic lovers trying desperately to preserve the nature center that has become their refuge.</p><p>What will these people do? What choices are left for them, and what choices have been taken away? Whom and what can they trust? Novelist Moodyknown for her vivid portrayals of complicated characters and relationships in novels such as <em>Best Friends</em> and <em>Sometimes Mine</em>weaves together cataclysmic events and the most intimate of human emotions to create a future that seems achingly real. <em>Sharp and Dangerous Virtues</em> will change the way you think and feel.</p>...3900868Sharp and Dangerous Virtues496522https://www.gandhi.com.mx/sharp-and-dangerous-virtues-9780804040518/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2532851/294660dc-acbd-4289-866a-7a380d8a26cc.jpg?v=638384104718670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129780804040518_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_<p>Its 2047 in Dayton, Ohio. In response to food and water shortages, the U.S. government has developed an enormous, and powerfully successful, agricultural areathe Heartland Gridjust north of the city. In the meantime, in the wake of declining American power a multinational force has established itself in Cleveland. Behind these quickly shifting alliances lies a troubling yet tantalizing question: what will the American future look like?</p><p><em>Sharp and Dangerous Virtues</em> is the story of ordinary people caught in situations they had never planned for or even imagined. There are Chad and Sharis, a married couple with two sons, holding out for normal life in their decaying suburb; Tuuro, a black church custodian whose false confession of murder is used for political purposes; Lila, Daytons aging, lonely Commissioner of Water, who dreams of being part of the pure existence of the Grid residents; and Charles and Diana, idealistic lovers trying desperately to preserve the nature center that has become their refuge.</p><p>What will these people do? What choices are left for them, and what choices have been taken away? Whom and what can they trust? Novelist Moodyknown for her vivid portrayals of complicated characters and relationships in novels such as <em>Best Friends</em> and <em>Sometimes Mine</em>weaves together cataclysmic events and the most intimate of human emotions to create a future that seems achingly real. <em>Sharp and Dangerous Virtues</em> will change the way you think and feel.</p>...9780804040518_Ohio University Presslibro_electonico_83f12e10-7610-3ebd-a3e8-6633f796b982_9780804040518;9780804040518_9780804040518Martha MoodyInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-4150b487-162a-4617-ae87-17ed98c3f82a.epub2012-10-09T00:00:00+00:00Ohio University Press