Postcards by Annie Proulx

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Book name:	Postcards (2024)
Category:	Agriculture
Author:	Annie Proulx
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 1992, midnight

"Postcards" is a novel about the hardships and struggles of the Blood family, who live in rural New England. After accidentally killing his girlfriend, the eldest son, Loyal, flees the family farm, sending postcards to his family as he travels across the country. Each postcard triggers a new chapter of the story, revealing the challenges and changes each family member experiences. The novel explores themes of guilt, loss, change, and the harsh realities of rural life. The 9698th greatest book of all time

About the author

Annie Proulx

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Edna Annie Proulx (Chinese:安妮普鲁) is an American journalist and author. Her second novel, The Shipping News (1993), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for fiction in 1994. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted as an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning major motion picture released in 2005. Brokeback Mountain received massive critical acclaim and went on to be nominated for a leading eight Academy Awards, winning three of them. (However, the… Read more