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Book Review of Hold Autumn in Your Hand

Hold Autumn in Your Hand
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Hold Autumn in Your Hand, is the memorable story of Sam Tucker and the year that he contracts to farm sixty-eight acres of San Pedro bottomland. He is eager to work the rich soil despite the fact that he will earn only six bits a day. Sam, his wife Nona, their two children, and one of the most irrepressible grandmothers in modern fiction absorb the reader in their joys and disappointments. This novel is built around Sam Tuckers determination to use his knowledge of the land and hard work to provide food for his family and hope for the future.

This farm novel set in 1930s Texas is a winner of the National Book Award. It is built around Sam Tuckers determination to use his knowledge of the land and hard work to provide food for his family and hope for the future.