From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowingheartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event thatforever c... » 

From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowingheartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event thatforever changes their lives.The Goodwins Howard Alice and their little girls Emma and Claire live on adairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors asthat hippie couple because of their welleducated urban background Howardand Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farmhe tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementaryschool.But their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbors twoyearolddaughter drowns in the Goodwins pond while under Alices care. Tormented bythe accident Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused ofsexually abusing of a student at the elementary school. Soon Alice isarrested incarcerated and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspiciouscommunity. As a child Alice designed her own map of the world to find herbearings. Now as an adult she must find her way again through a maze oflies doubt and ill will.A vivid human drama of guilt and betrayal A Map of the World chronicles theintricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious unchartedterrain. The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearingrural American life. «