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Key ideas from the book
- The Taylor family’s fortunes are closely connected to the oil industry.
- A secluded Vermont home serves as a refuge amid Cold War-era fears.
- The story contrasts the postwar generation’s priorities with the ideals of its children.
- Protests over war, racism, and oil shape the family’s changing world.
- The novel considers inheritance, responsibility, and the consequences of choices made in the name of progress.
About Last House by Jessica Shattuck
Set across nearly eighty years of American life, Last House follows the Taylor family and its complicated ties to oil, the resource that underwrites its wealth and helps shape its hardships. In 1953, WWII veteran and company lawyer Nick Taylor builds a comfortable life for his wife, Bet, a former codebreaker, and their children, Katherine and Harry. Their secluded Vermont retreat, Last House, offers a refuge from the anxieties of the era.
As the story reaches 1968, protests over the Vietnam War, racism, and the country’s reliance on oil challenge the values and security of the postwar generation. Katherine’s emerging adult life brings her into conflict with the privileged upbringing her parents provided. This historical family saga will suit readers interested in American social change, generational tensions, and the personal consequences of political and economic choices.
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