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A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
Author: Jane Smiley
"BRILLIANT . . . A THRILLING WORK OF ART." — --Chicago Sun-Times — When Larry Cook, the aging patriarch of a rich, thriving farm in Iowa, decides to retire, he offers his land to his three daughters. For Ginny and Rose, who live on the farm with their husbands, the gift makes sense--a reward for years of hard work, a challenge to make th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804115766
ISBN-10: 0804115761
Publication Date: 9/30/1996
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Ivy Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Kind of depressing that a family destroys each other like this, but our book club realllyyy discussed it and when we wandered, returned right away to it again with more to discuss. A must read!!
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Good story overall but I had a hard time getting through the first half. It was a little slow to me.
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haunting--that's all I can say--you can never forget this book! She deserved the Pulitzer

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I always love to read the books over the movies, but I saw movie first. Very close to movie as I remebered, I enjoyed the book. Easy reading for those lazy days you want to escape and get caught up in a book.
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Good depiction of what happens to survivors of sexual abuse. Very real depiction of farm behavior and attitudes.


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