{"product_id":"a-thousand-acres-jane-smiley","title":"A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA quietly devastating modern classic, this is Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize winning reimagining of King Lear, set on an Iowa farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTold 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSmiley 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 367\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781400033836\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: USA\u003cbr\u003eCondition: WELL LOVED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dusk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037278077213,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/7257\/6797\/files\/AThousandAcres.jpg?v=1773392731","url":"https:\/\/duskbooks.com.au\/products\/a-thousand-acres-jane-smiley","provider":"Dusk Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}