Dec 16, 2009

A Thousand Acres | Ideas for Group Discussion

The very ordinariness of the people and situation make A Thousand Acres a rich source for discussion. Readers will often recognize similarities in their own lives — what to do with aging parents, how to face childlessness and infertility, how to run a family business, how to deal with betrayal by relatives and neighbors. Moreover, in a period when pundits publicize the necessity of dealing with economic and social change, A Thousand Acres shows the wrenching effect such forces can have on the people affected.

1. When do you first suspect that Ginny may not fully...