The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck in GQ magazine's forty-fifth anniversary

in GQ magazine's forty-fifth anniversary issue as one of the best works of fiction in the past forty-five years

whose husband earns the valuable dollars that has brought the family its recent affluence

Charlie and Nick will need each other more than ever before

however it is defined or measured—go hand-in-hand

really that hero

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck in GQ magazine's forty-fifth anniversaryEthan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure, Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned. But his wife is restless and his teenage children troubled and hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Then a series of unusual events reignites Ethans ambition, and he is pitched on to a bold course