7.2 /10 1 Votes
Country United States Publication date October 7, 2014 Originally published 7 October 2014 Followed by Early Warning Genre Novel | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print Hardcover Publisher Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 978-0307700315 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cover artist Jacket design by Kelly Blair Pages 416 pp (first edition, hardcover) Similar Jane Smiley books, Novels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jane smiley some luck
Some Luck is a 2014 novel by Jane Smiley. It is the first in a planned trilogy of novels about an Iowa family over the course of generations. It was longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award.
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Summary
Beginning in 1920 on an Iowa farm, with each chapter of the novel covering a single year, the story follows the Langdon family over three decades as children are born, grow up, and go on their own adventures and facing various challenges.
Reception of Some Luck
The reviews have been generally favorable, with the Washington Post concluding that "Smiley delivers a straightforward, old-fashioned tale of rural family life in changing times. Her no-muss, no-fuss storytelling, if unsurprising, is also frequently subtle, wry and moving." The New York Times review included 'Some Luck' was "...very skillfully conceived, an elegant solution to the historical novelist’s problem of how to raise the big barn that is the past without relying too much on power tools or hired help."