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From National Book Awardfinalist Jean Thompson comes a mesmerizing, decades-spanning saga of one ordinary American familyproud, flawed, hopefulwhose story simultaneously captures the turbulent history of the country at large. In The Year We Left Home, Thompson brings together all of her talents to deliver the career-defining novel her admirers have been waiting for: a sweeping and emotionally powerful story of a single American family during the tumultuous final decades of the twentieth century. It begins in 1973 when the Erickson family of Grenada, Iowa, gathers for the wedding of their eldest daughter, Anita. Even as they celebrate, the fault lines in the family emerge. The bride wants nothing more than to raise a family in her hometown, while her brother Ryan watches restlessly from the sidelines, planning his escape. He is joined by their cousin Chip, an unpredictable, war-damaged loner who will show Ryan both the appeal and the perils of freedom. Torrie, the Ericksons' youngest daughter, is another rebel intent on escape, but the choices she makes will bring about a tragedy that leaves the entire family changed forever. Stretching from the early 1970s in the Iowa farmlands to

Who reads The Year We Left Home: A Novel?

Author

Thompson, Jean

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439175910

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.39 / 5 (5,007 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14