On Demand
Survival Kit
Saturday, February 15, 2003
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Jane Smiley
Each of Jane Smiley’s novels portrays a unique community: The Greenlanders depicts a colony of Vikings in the 14th century; Duplicate Keys, a cutting-edge rock band in Manhattan; A Thousand Acres, a farm family in Iowa; Moo, campus life at a large agricultural college, and Horse Heaven, the world of thoroughbred horse-racing. She’s even written a biography of Charles Dickens which explores his role in the society of Victorian England. Her interests are so wide-ranging, I can’t imagine what she’ll want to bring with her on this trip, or what she’ll be willing to leave behind.
1. Banjo
2. Banjo instruction manual
3. Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (translated, sorry to say)
4. My partner and the Kama Sutra
5. A subscription to the Daily Racing Form (so I can keep abreast of current events)
6. My Jack Russell Terrier
7. A quilt on a quilting frame (ready to be quilted)
8. A Course in Miracles
2. Banjo instruction manual
3. Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (translated, sorry to say)
4. My partner and the Kama Sutra
5. A subscription to the Daily Racing Form (so I can keep abreast of current events)
6. My Jack Russell Terrier
7. A quilt on a quilting frame (ready to be quilted)
8. A Course in Miracles