![]() People live behind facades so their neighbors will not see the things that are dirty, nasty and wrong. Many of the reviewers complained about the drama, some admitting that they do not enjoy these type of family dramas. I am grateful for the challenge because this is a wonderful book. I had not heard anything about it previously. I picked up this book as part of a challenge I am participating in this year. Critt, is an unforgettable listening experience. You will find that this nationally-acclaimed, breathtaking story, in a stirring narration by C. But this endurance exacts an immense price from them in return. The Cook family, and the farm community around them, are part of a mosaic that is as enduring as the fences and fields of the broad midwestern landscape. As each couple struggles with their own tragedies and challenges, they know their father is judging them in light of the weighty inheritance that hovers within their reach. Three daughters and their husbands are pulled into a tangle of love, jealousy, and fear when their father, Larry Cook, grows too old to manage the family's fertile thousand-acre farm. A Thousand Acres is the powerful, mythic story of an American farm family and the land that nourishes and consumes its members. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Jane Smiley's spellbinding novel also headed best-seller lists for many months. ![]()
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