Download or read book Of the Farm written by John Updike and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the Farm recounts Joey Robinson's visit to the farm where he grew up and where his mother now lives alone. Accompanied by his newly acquired second wife, Peggy, and an eleven-year-old stepson, Joey spends three days reassessing and evaluating the course his life has run. But for Joey and Peggy, the delicate balance of love and sex is threatened by a dangerous new awareness.