Meticulously integrated as a mosaic, The Work of an Ancient Hand presents in lucid prose a mixture of compassion and wonder. No other novel I have read recently can quite equal Mr. Harnack's for its psychological sagacity, its warmth and sobriety, i...
The illusions of love and the realities of marriage are portrayed in the lives of a rural Midwestern brother and sister.With great skill, and with infinite care, Mr. Harnack contrasts the solidity and stolidity of Robert's marriage with the uncertain...
It is July of 1932, and farmers throughout the United States are desperate. Prices are plummeting, and a drought is wreaking havoc, causing the Midwest to tumble into a dark hole of misery with seemingly no way out. In the midst of this disaster, Des...