Russ, an associate minister at First Reformed Church, flirts with a young widow, Frances Cottrell, and stews over his rivalry with the charismatic Rick Ambrose. The first section, "Advent," takes place in the winter of 1971. Each chapter is told from the perspective of one of the Hildebrandts, and most are set in the fictional New Prospect Township of suburban Chicago. Franzen intends the trilogy to "span three generations and trace the inner life of our culture through the present day." Plot Ĭrossroads follows Russ and Marion Hildebrandt, whose marriage is close to collapse, and their four children, Clem, Becky, Perry, and Judson.
The novel is the first volume in a projected trilogy titled A Key to All Mythologies. It was first announced on November 13, 2020, by Franzen's publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It is a family saga set during the 1970s and centers on the Hildebrandt family in the fictional small town of New Prospect, Illinois.
His sixth novel, Crossroads was published on October 5, 2021. Crossroads: A Novel is a 2021 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen.
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