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Cora, a resolute Midwesterner, stands at the heart of this saga of three generations of the Atkins family and, more particularly, of its women, from the early years of the twentieth century to the 1970s
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Wright Morris was awarded the National Book Award for this 1980 novel. Library Journal said it "is at once a song of the Plains and plainsong melody which illuminates the beauty and complexity of human life." The plot follows the female members of a family living in Nebraska from the late 1800s to modern times. It remains rich in sensory detail, controlled in style, and powerful in impact.
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