Private Life
novel by Smiley
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Private Life is a 2010 novel by American author Jane Smiley. The novel explores a woman's marriage and her inner life. Smiley is known for her lyrical works that often focus on families in pastoral settings. Her other notable novels include A Thousand Acres, which won a Pulitzer Prize, and Some Luck, the first in a trilogy about a farming family.1
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