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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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Helpful Score: 1


Jane Smilie is a talented and captivating writer. This novel, which sometimes parody's the tragedy of Shakespeare's King Lear, is also a wonderfully placed in the landscape of earthy Iowa.