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Synopsis

On a struggling farm in 1930s Oklahoma, Maxine "Mackie" Spoon and her sister Etta keep secrets from each other and their parents. Etta - firebrand and rebel, who dreams of fleeing home for some grand adventure - knows the truth about her sister's parentage. Mackie - shy, hobbled, the dutiful sister - knows Etta has a secret lover. The two are driven further apart by the arrival of Audie, an Indian orphan who becomes the object of both sisters' attentions. When their mother dies In a tragic accident, and dust storms force their father to sell his land, the sisters leave home in search of a future. Spare, powerful, with descriptive passages of haunting beauty, "What the Thunder Said" is the long-awaited second novel by one of our most acclaimed novelists and storytellers.

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