02532cam a2200361 4500 280891542 TxAuBib 20161219120000.0 991214t19991994||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780385720106 $12.95 0385720106 $12.95 TxAuBib Hamilton, Jane, 1957 July 13- A map of the world [paperback] / Jane Hamilton. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, [1999] ©1994. 389 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Oprah's book club Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 1994. From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking 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 of 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 betrayal, A Map of the World chronicles the intricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious, uncharted terrain. The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearing rural American life. Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.5 26.0 31580. 20161219. Dairy farms Middle West Fiction. Farm life Middle West Fiction. Children Death Fiction. Drowning Fiction. Middle West Fiction. Domestic fiction. Legal stories. Oprah's book club. TXLMP