Of the farm cover

Of the farm

by John Updike

The question hung in the air as Joey, his second wife, Peggy, and his quietly precocious stepson arrive to visit Joey's mother on her uncultivated farm. Over the weekend, tempers flare and Joey is forced to take stock of his past and his present - is his second marriage a terrible mistake?

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?