Twenty Acres

In Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods, Sarah Neidhardt recounts her childhood growing up in the Arkansas Ozarks after her family left urban life to pursue a self-sufficient, back-to-the-land lifestyle in the 1970s. Drawing on family letters and archival materials, she explores the highs and lows of rural living, family dynamics, and social change, offering a nuanced reflection on the promises and challenges of unconventional, pastoral life in a modern world.