num_pages: 298
description: <strong><em>New York Times</em> Bestseller</strong><p>Timeless and vast... The raw beauty of Ms. Groffâs prose is one of the best things about <i>Arcadia</i>. But it is by no means this bookâs only kind of splendor. <b>--Janet Maslin, <i>The New York Times</i></b></p><p>Even the most incidental details vibrate with life <i>Arcadia</i> wends a harrowing path back to a fragile, lovely place you can believe in. <b>--Ron Charles, <i>The Washington Post</i></b></p><p>In the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land, founding a commune centered on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House. <i>Arcadia</i> follows this romantic utopian dream from its hopeful start through its heyday. Arcadiaâs inhabitants include Handy, the charismatic leader; his wife, Astrid, a midwife; Abe, a master carpenter; Hannah, a baker and historian; and Abe and Hannahâs only child, Bit. While Arcadia rises and falls, Bit, too, ages and changes. He falls in love with Helle, Handyâs lovely, troubled daughter. And eventually he must face the world beyond Arcadia.</p><p>In <i>Arcadia</i>, Groff displays her literary gifts to stunning effect.</p><p>Fascinating. <b>--<i>People</i> (****)</b></p><p>Itâs not possible to write any better without showing off. <b>--Richard Russo, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel <i>Empire Falls</i></b></p><p>Dazzling. <b>--<i>Vogue</i></b></p>
language: en
title: Arcadia
publisher: Voice