| A Thousand Acres Contributor(s): Smiley, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400033837 ISBN-13: 9781400033836 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear cast upon a typical American community in the late twentieth century, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride, and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003283902 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.1" W x 8.18" (0.65 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Heartland - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Iowa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10850 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride--and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity. |