![]() ![]() A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. Book Cover for Ordinary Love and Good Will by Jane Smiley. A Thousand Acres is the powerful, mythic story of an American farm family and the land that nourishes and consumes its members. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded. Ordinary Love and Good Will By: Jane Smiley Publishers Summary Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Jane Smileys spellbinding novel also headed best-seller lists for many months. ![]() ![]() and 23-year-old granddaughter have invaded, radiating vigor and good. Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. best-selling author Jane Smiley pens a graceful portrait of an ordinary midwestern. 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. 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. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. Read 161 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. ![]()
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