Of the Farm

by John Updike

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Of the Farm recounts Joey Robinson's visit to the farm where he grew up and where his mother now lives alone. Accompanied by his newly acquired second wife, Peggy, and an eleven-year-old stepson, Joey spends three days reassessing and evaluating the course his life has run. But for Joey and Peggy, the delicate balance of love and sex is threatened by a dangerous new awareness.
  • ISBN10 0141189029
  • ISBN13 9780141189024
  • Publish Date 30 August 2007 (first published 26 April 1973)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 11 October 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Classics
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 144
  • Language English