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| Author | Richard Ford |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | October 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 496 pp |
| ISBN | 0-676-97248-9 |
| OCLC | 68401973 |
| Preceded by | A Multitude of Sins |
| Followed by | Canada |
The Lay of the Land is a 2006 novel by American author Richard Ford. The novel is the third in what is now a five-part series, preceded by the novels The Sportswriter (1986) and Independence Day (1995); and followed by Let Me Be Frank With You (2014), a collection of "long" stories,[1] and the novel Be Mine (2023). Each of these books follows a portion of the life of Frank Bascombe, a real estate agent.
The Lay of the Land was nominated for a 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award.
- ^ "Frank and me: Richard Ford on his Bascombe novels". Financial Times. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.