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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date October 1, 1999
Pages 301
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780375406188
ISBN-10 0375406182
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.50 by 10 in.
Weight 1.40 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $28.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine. 200,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780375406188 Book cover for 9781568958392
 
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (March 1, 2000)
9781568958392 | details & prices | 370 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $27.95
About: A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (October 1, 1999)
9780375406188 | details & prices | 301 pages | 6.50 × 10.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $28.95
About: From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine
Paperback
Book cover for 9780330393140 Book cover for 9780375705854 Book cover for 9781568951478 Book cover for 9788408034452
 
New edition from Pan Macmillan (April 6, 2001)
9780330393140 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $13.80
About: Set in Colorado in the 1980s, this work tells the story of various Holt residents.
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (April 1, 2001)
9781568951478 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $12.95
About: A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
from Vintage Books (August 1, 2000)
9780375705854 | details & prices | 301 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.00
About: From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine.
from Planeta Pub Corp (February 1, 1999)
9788408034452 | details & prices | List price $34.00
About: "With Plainsong, [Kent Haruf] has conjured up an entire community, and ineluctably immersed the reader in its dramas.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780694522880 Book cover for 9780788737657
 
With Tom Stechschulte (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (November 1, 1999)
9780694522880 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.25 × 2.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $32.95
About: From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine.
from Random House (October 1, 1999)
9780375409059 | details & prices | List price $23.50
About: A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
Abridged edition from Recorded Books (September 1, 1999)
9780788737657 | details & prices | List price $54.00
About: A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606200738
 
from Demco Media (February 1, 2002)
9780606200738 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $23.40
About: From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780613532969 Book cover for 9781439568606
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (November 3, 2008)
9781439568606 | details & prices | 301 pages | List price $22.95
About: "With Plainsong, [Kent Haruf] has conjured up an entire community, and ineluctably immersed the reader in its dramas.
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2000)
9780613532969 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $25.70
About: From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine.

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