A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley

A quietly devastating modern classic, this is Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize winning reimagining of King Lear, set on an Iowa farm.

Told through the voice of Ginny, the eldest daughter of a powerful and domineering farmer, the novel begins with a seemingly generous act: the family patriarch decides to divide his thousand acre farm among his three daughters. What follows is a slow unravelling of loyalty, memory and long buried truths.

Smiley writes with extraordinary clarity about family, land, inheritance and the complicated bonds between sisters. Beneath the wide skies and orderly fields lies a story of power, silence and the difficult act of seeing one’s own life clearly.

A novel that is both intimate and sweeping, A Thousand Acres moves slowly at first, builds momentum and hits strong by the end. You will be left thinking about this book years after you have finished reading it

Format: Paperback 
Publisher: Anchor Books
Page count: 367
ISBN: 9781400033836
Origin: USA
Condition: WELL LOVED