| Ordinary Love & Good Will Contributor(s): Smiley, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 030727909X ISBN-13: 9780307279095 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: From Jane Smiley, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Thousand Acres": a pair of novellas chronicling difficult choices that reshape the dynamics of two very different families. In "Ordinary Love," Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. "Good Will" describes a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007281147 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.22" W x 8.02" (0.49 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will portrays a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work. |