Amazon.com Aging Larry Cook announces his intention to turn over his 1，000-acre farm--one of the largest in Zebulon County， Iowa--to his three daughters， Caroline， Ginny and Rose. A man of harsh sensibilities， he carves Caroline out of the deal because she has the nerve to be less than enthusiastic about her father s generosity. While Larry Cook deteriorates into a pathetic drunk， his daughters are left to cope with the often grim realities of life on a family farm--from battering husbands to cutthroat lenders. In this winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction， Smiley captures the essence of such a life with stark， painful detail. From Publishers Weekly Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the NBCC Award for fiction， a BOMC dual main selection and a five-week PW bestseller in cloth， Smiley s novel of family life on an insular Iowa farm raises profound questions about human conduct and moral responsibility. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews