A Thousand Acres. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley, 1991
movie vs book
Jocelyn Moorhouse, 1997

Upon the retirement of an aging father, he bequeaths the prosperous family farm to his three daughters. However, this seemingly generous gesture sets off a chain reaction of explosive events that loom over the family, posing a threat to their unity and potentially tearing them apart forever.