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The man in the gray flannel suit II 1984

By Sloan Wilson

  • Fiction, Inheritance and succession in fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Illegitimate children

1963. Tom Rath, finds his dream of suburban bliss turning into a kind of genteel craziness. Tom is not alone - the rest of the world seems to be going crazy too. John Kennedy is assassinated. Tom's wife maybe having an affair and his career in broadcasting is heading for the rocks.

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