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About This Book:

Title: A Map of the World

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1994
Hardcover, 1995
Paperback, 1995
Audio Cassette, 1995
Prebinding, 1999
Hardcover, 1999
Audio Cassette, 1999

Synopsis
A farmer's wife who is also a school nurse has possibly been responsible for the drowning death of a child--and then, in a separate incident, she is accused of molesting a child in her care. These horrifying events and their increasingly tense and thriller-like repercussions raise questions about life in the heartland of America.

Details
Series:             Oprah's Book Club
Language:        English

Size
Length:        389 Pages
Weight:        0.7 Pounds
Height:         7 Inches
Width:          4.8 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
First Line: I used to think if you fell from grace it was more likely than not the result of one stupendous error, or else an unfortunate accident.
While under the care of Alice Goodwin, a neighbor's child drowns in the Goodwins' pond, a devastating accident that has profound repercussions for the entire Goodwin family, in a story set in a small Midwestern farm town.



Industry Reviews
"Brilliant, unforgettable story about friendship, loyalty, guilt, and forgiveness--and the vicious power of the mob to destroy innocent lives."
(02/1996)
"Like Sue Miller's GOOD MOTHER and Rosellen Brown's BEFORE AND AFTER, this new novel by Jane Hamilton aspires to combine a melodramatic soap-opera plot with highly tuned literary writing, the pacing of a thriller with the psychological detail of a Bildungsroman....[t]he results are something of a mixed bag: bizarrely clumsy and contrived scenes combined with highly moving moments of exceptional emotional clarity, and a motley cast of characters, ranging from the stereotyped to the dexterously well drawn....[The] difficulties are, to some degree, offset by the strengths of Ms. Hamilton's writing: her eye for the emotional detail, her expert manipulation of point of view, her ability to show us Alice's fears and delusions, her need for penance and her yearning for redemption. The reader only hopes that Ms. Hamilton's next book will better showcase her considerable gifts."
(06/28/1994)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is A Map of the World and it was written by Jane Hamilton. This edition of A Map of the World is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is December 1999 and it has a suggested retail price of $13.95. There are 389 pages in the book and it was published by Anchor Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0385720106 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780385720106. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.