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Set on the High Plains east of Denver, Plainsong follows the intertwined lives of Holt, Colorado’s residents. A high school teacher, after his wife's departure, finds himself alone with two boys. Meanwhile, a teenage girl faces pregnancy on her own, with neither parent willing to help. In the surrounding countryside, two elderly brothers work the family homestead they have always known. As these unsettled lives intersect, the novel explores family, community, and the enduring ties of place and people in a quiet, dignified style.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Kent Haruf
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