Read about another book on the list.A Thousand Acres, by Jane Smiley.
We might expect Midwestern farmers to be a tranquil bunch, but the Iowan family at the center of Smiley’s book, which is loosely based on the plot of King Lear, is anything but.
A Thousand Acres is among John Mullan's top ten twice-told tales.
--Marshal Zeringue
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