Title: A Map of the World
Author: Hamilton, Jane
Year: 1994
B's Stars: 8 of 10
Plot:
Alice Goodwin moves with her husband and two daughters to a farm in Wisconsin. Rejected by all but one family - her life, and those around her are changed forever because of one, brief moment.
Review:
The Book of Ruth received more publicity, but I think this is Hamilton's best work. A tragic story with comments on family, marriage, friendship, the justice system, small town America. Hamilton does not have a bright outlook. Alice's family fails her, her husband is non supportive, her lone friend tries, but cannot cannot remain friends, the courts punish her and not others who deserve it, and America is all to blame. Ouch! A very good book - well worth reading.
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