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A Map of the World: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club) by Jane Hamilton, 1957- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Pen/Hemingway Award-winning novelist Jane Hamilton follows up her first success, The Book Of Ruth, with this spectacularly haunting drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives.The Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as'that hippie couple'because of their well-educated, urban background, Howard and Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farm, he tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementary school.But their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbor's two-year-old daughter drowns in the Goodwins'pond while under Alice's care. Tormented by the accident, Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused of sexually abusing a student at the elementary school. Soon, Alice is arrested, incarcerated, and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspicious community. As a child, Alice designed her own map of the world to find her bearings. Now, as an adult, she must find her way again, through a maze of lies, doubt and ill will.A vivid human drama of guilt and

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Author

Jane Hamilton, 1957-

Publisher

New York: Anchor Books

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385720106

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.78 / 5 (62,211 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14