About the Book: Lay of the Land
It is approaching Thanksgiving weekend and Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state
of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Epic
mistakes have already been made, dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now
at least there are fewer opportunities left in life. But the tranquility he
anticipated is not to be. In fact, as Thanksgiving dinner with his children and
first wife nears, the Permanent Period proves as full of possibility as life has
ever offered.
Graceful, expansive and filled with pathos, The Lay of the Land is a modern
American masterpiece.
About the Author: Richard Ford
Richard Ford