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Jane Smiley
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A Thousand Acres |
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English |
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Paperback |
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384 |
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1998-06-01 |
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0006550827 |
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Flamingo |
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0.66 pounds |
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5.12 x 7.56 x 1.42 inches |
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Film tie-in edition (Reissue) |
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Amazon Review
Ageing Larry Cook announces his intention to turn over his 1,000-acre farm--one of the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa--to his three daughters, Caroline, Ginny and Rose. A man of harsh sensibilities, he carves Caroline out of the deal because she has the nerve to be less than enthusiastic about her father's generosity. While Larry Cook deteriorates into a pathetic drunk, his daughters are left to cope with the often grim realities of life on a family farm--from battering husbands to cut-throat lenders. In this winner of the US 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Smiley captures the essence of such a life with stark, painful detail. --Amazon.com
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