{"product_id":"a-thousand-acres-9781400033836","title":"A Thousand Acres","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \"powerful and poignant\" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e that takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride--and centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the youngest daughter 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, \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A family portrait that is also a near-epic investigation into the broad landscape, the thousand dark acres of the human heart.... The book has all the stark brutality of a Shakespearean tragedy.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eGolden Age, \u003c\/i\u003e the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604822692114,"sku":"9781400033836","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d80ec670-debe-451f-bcb6-f015aec7317e.jpg?v=1732264690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-thousand-acres-9781400033836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}