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Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929.

Here, the author assesses our modern book culture by focusing on five key elements including the explosion of retail bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders, and the formation of the Oprah Book Club.

With this edition, Leslie J. Reagan provides a new preface that addresses the dangerous and ongoing threats to abortion access across the country, and the precarity of our current moment.

“Immersive, enchanting, and gripping, In A Far-Off Land is do-not-miss historical fiction.” —Patti Callahan, NYT Bestselling author of Becoming Mrs.

"--Lauraine Snelling, bestselling author of over a hundred novels, including the Red River of the North series

This work not only retraces the footsteps of an astute observer of his time but also serves as a cultural and philosophical map for anyone yearning to comprehend the undercurrents of resistance to modern ideologies that echo even into our ...