A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley Reviews
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Newest Review: ... a lot of fighting and in true Shakespeare tragedy style, almost everyone winds up dead. That's the short of it, ... more
... there's a lot more to it than that of course. 'A Thousand Acres' then. Larry is a farnmer who has amassed a thousand acres of land, which, when he decides to retire, he divides between his daughters. The yougnest, Caroline, ahs her doubts so he cuts her out, leaving Ginny, Rose and their husbands to take over. Things do not run smoothly and soon there are family disputes breaking out, marriages start to look less certain and some very disturbing ghosts from the past start to raise their heads. This is a ...more
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'A Thousand Acres', set in America in the 1970s, is a fascnating update of Shakespeare's 'King Lear' which casts light on the older text, as well as being an excellent story in its own right. It isn't necessary to know 'King Lear' before you approach this book, but those who do may well find themselves encountering some surprisng parallels. 'King Lear' in brief, is about a King who divides up his Kingdom between his daughters, disliked something his favourite, youngest child says and cuts her out. The older two sisters don't like how he behaves and between them conspire to drive him mad. There's a lot of fighting ... Read the complete review
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