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The Quickening is a novel about two decidedly different women whose lives define the word "hardscrabble existence" on neighboring Iowa farms. Enidina, in journal form, and Mary, in a first-person accounting, share the events of their lives in a fifty-year time span, which encompasses the Great Depression. The writing is spare and precise, adding an even deeper dimension to the harsh desolation of the landscape and lifestyle.
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