Modern Ranch Living
novel by Mark Poirier
Modern Ranch Living is a 2004 novel by Mark Poirier and was published by Miramax Books.
Plot
The novel concerns the connection between a pair of very different loners during a hot summer in Arizona.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6888830. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
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