Description for A Thousand Acres
Paperback. The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling novel from one of America's greatest contemporary writers. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling novel from one of America’s greatest contemporary writers.
Larry Cook’s farm is the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa, and a tribute to his hard work and single-mindedness. Proud and possessive, his sudden decision to retire and hand over the farm to his three daughters, is disarmingly uncharacteristic.
Ginny and Rose, the two eldest, are startled yet eager to accept, but Caroline, the youngest daughter, has misgivings. Immediately, her father cuts her out.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006544821
SKU
KSS0002357
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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About Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is one of America’s greatest contemporary novelists. The author of seven other novels, she taught at Iowa State University before moving to California to concentrate on her writing.
Reviews for A Thousand Acres
‘A Thousand Acres is a strong, gnarled shocker of a novel… superb. Its success is down to Smiley’s ambitious gusto, her intuitive handling of the relationship between character and landscape, and her willingness to haul genuine moral freight across the panorama she has so expertly painted.’ Sunday Times ... Read more