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Book Review of A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
Author: Jane Smiley
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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When an aging patriarch of a rich thriving farm in Iowa decides to retire, he offers the land to his three daughters. For Ginny and Rose, who live on the farm with their husbands, the gift makes sense-a reward for years of hard work, a challenge to make the farm more successful. The youngest,Caroline, a Des Moines lawyer, reject the idea and her dad cuts her out-setting off an explosive series of events that will leave none of them unchanged.