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A Thousand Acres

A Novel
Smiley, Jane (Paperback - 2003)
Average Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5.
A Thousand Acres


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A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest 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. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear cast upon

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A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest 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. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear cast upon a typical American community in the late twentieth century, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride, and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity.

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Alternate Title: 1,000 acres
Imprint: New York : - Anchor Books
Pages: 371
Edition: 1st Anchor Books ed
ISBN: 1400033837, 9781400033836
Language: English
Statement of responsibility: Jane Smiley
Characteristics: 371 p. ;,21 cm.
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Dec 23, 2011
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  • dijolly rated this: 3.5 stars out of 5.

It's hard to comment on this book. The story is complicated and at times you are angry at the characters but then that is a sign of a good book....

Aug 21, 2011
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  • owie07 rated this: 3 stars out of 5.

I enjoyed the story this book told, but it seem to really drag to get there.

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