Ordinary Love & Good Will

FromJaneSmiley,authorofthePulitzerPrize-winningnovelAThousandAcres:apairofnovellaschroniclingdifficultchoicesthatreshapethedynamicsoftwoverydifferentfamilies.InOrdinaryLove,Smileyfocusesonawoman’sinfidelityandthelasting,indelibleeffectsitleavesonherchildrenlongafterherdeparture.GoodWilldescribesafatherwhorealizeshowhissonhasbeenaffectedbyhisdecisiontoleadacounterculturelifeandmovehisfamilytoafarm.Asbothstoriesunfold,Smileygracefullyraisesthequestionsthatconfrontallfamilieswiththecharacteristicstyleandinsightthathasmarkedallofherwork.