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From NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 HONOREE and FLANNERY O'CONNOR AWARD WINNER Melinda Moustakis, a debut novel set in Alaska, about the turbulent marriage of two unlikely homesteaders
“A beautiful novel, quiet as a snowfall, warm as a glowing wood stove…Admirers of Marilynne Robinson and Alice Munro are bound…
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1 author picked Homestead as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Moustakis makes a stunning debut in this spare but beautiful story of a young Korean War veteran and a risk-taking young woman who meet in Anchorage, Alaska, and decide to marry and take up homesteading.
The setting and time period are perfect for exploring the possibilities and limits of love between two people who have strong personalities yet respect each other enough to stay together and try to understand what they need.
I admired how delicately Moustakis infused this tale of a determined romance with events of the time: the aftermath of a war many Americans were uncertain about and…
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