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Books That Made Their Way to the Movies

A Map of the World and Sigourney Weaver
A Map of the World
By Jane Hamilton


Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and is a bit of an outcast in their small community. After her neighbor's daughter drowns in a pond on her property, Alice becomes a scapegoat, fighting charges of child abuse. Sigourney Weaver gives a powerful performance as Alice in this 1999 adaptation of Jane Hamilton's novel, a 1999 Oprah's Book Club pick, and co-stars Julianne MooreChloë Sevigny and David Strathairn.