A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. The characterd in Jane Smiley's novellas, Ordinary Love & Good Will, (1989) include one primary protagonist in each novella, and several suporting ones. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. The protagonist of Ordinary Love is Rachel Kinsella, a 52-year-old divorce and mother. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work. Jane Smiley's 1989 collection, Ordinary Love & Good Will merge the themes of family and decisions. Good Will portrays a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families.
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