• The Monthly Book Club is meeting on Saturday, November 8th to discuss…
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
• Anyone is welcome to join! If you’re interested, please stop in at the library or give us a call to request a copy of the book.
• Synopsis:
Aging Larry Cook announces his intention to turn over his 1,000-acre farm—one of the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa—to his three daughters: Caroline, Ginny, and Rose. A man of harsh sensibilities, he carves Caroline out of the deal because she has the nerve to be less than enthusiastic about her father’s generosity. While Larry Cook deteriorates into a pathetic drunk, his daughters are left to cope with the often grim realities of life on a family farm—from battering husbands to cutthroat lenders.
In this winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Smiley captures the essence of such a life with stark, painful detail.