Book description
In the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, on the grounds of
a decaying mansion called Arcadia House, a few dozen idealists set out
to live off the land. Abe and Hannah's only child, Bit, is born into the
commune soon after its creation. He grows up there, becoming deeply
attached to Arcadia's way of life and everyone within it, in particular
the beautiful but troubled Helle. While Arcadia rises and falls, Bit,
too, ages and changes. He needs to find a way to live in the world
beyond Arcadia, but can he let go of the past to forge a new start?
Lauren Groff was born in Cooperstown, New York. She has a BA from
Amherst College and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and
has won fellowships to the Vermont Studio Center and Yaddo. Her debut
novel,
The Monsters of Templeton
, was a New York Times
bestseller and was shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Award for New
Writers 2008. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.
