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A Thousand Acres (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
By Jane Smiley
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An effective reimagining of King Lear set in the American Midwest, A Thousand Acres is the story of one daughter cut out of her family’s will and the spiral that follows. Built around a singular family, this is the story of connections and divides and resonates with profoundly American themes.
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A "powerful and poignant" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear (The New York Times Book Review) that takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride—and centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters.
When the youngest daughter objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. Ambitiously...
When the youngest daughter objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. Ambitiously...
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