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"A stunning debut. Utterly brilliant."—Philipp Meyer, author of The Son and American RustA vivid, brutal, razor-sharp debut about a woman who carves out her share of the American Dream by living as a man1946: At the apogee of the American Century, the confidence inspired by victory in World War II has spawned a culture of suffocating conformity in thrall to the cult of masculine privilege. In the hardscrabble industrial city of Trenton, New Jersey, a woman made strong by wartime factory work kills her army veteran husband in a domestic brawl, disposes of his body, and assumes his identity. As Abe Kunstler, he secures a job in a wire rope factory, buys a car, and successfully woos Inez, an alcoholic dime dancer. He makes a home with her, but for Abe, this is not enough: to complete his transformation, he needs a son. 1971: A very different war is under way. The certainties of mid-century triumphalism are...Pages of Trenton Makes :