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Of the Farm
Author: John Updike

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Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback

Rating: 3

ISBN-13: 9780449214510 - ISBN-10: 0449214516
Publication Date: 7/12/1987
Pages: 176

Book Description:

Joey Robinson is a 35-year-old advertising executive employed in Manhattan. OF THE FARM recounts his visit to the farm where he grew up and where his mother now lives alone. Accompanied by his newly acquired second wife, Peggy, and an 11-year-old stepson, Joey spends three days reassessing and evaluating the course his life has run. But for Joey and Peggy, the delicate balance of love and sex is threatened by a dangerous new awareness.

"Very clearly and very completely a small masterpiece." (The New York Times)

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Eileen G. (dulcimerlady) from CASTLE ROCK, WA wrote on 11/14/2005...

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This is an engaging book. It's language is so deftly crafted that I wanted to read each and every line slowly and deliberately - because if I hurried through this small book, I would miss the subtle nuances of the characters' unique personalities. Going 'back to the farm' is an eye-opening adventure, one that echoed my own going back to the small town where I was raised. A good read.

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