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21%OFFEudora Welty - The Optimist's Daughter - 9780860683759 - V9780860683759
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The Optimist's Daughter

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Description for The Optimist's Daughter Paperback. A reflective, poignant novel of independence and love from one of America's greatest contemporary Southern writers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.

The people of Mount Salus, Mississippi always felt good about Judge McKelva. He was a quiet, solid reassuring figure, just as a judge should be. Then, ten years after his first wife's death, he marries the frivolous young Wanda Fay. No-one can understand his action, not least his beloved daughter, Laurel, who finds it hard to accept the new bride. It is only some years later, when circumstance brings her back to her childhood home, that Laurel stirs old memories and comes to understand the peculiarities of her upbringing, and the true relationship between her parents and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780860683759
SKU
V9780860683759
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About Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty was born in 1908 in Jackson, Mississippi which is where she still makes her home. One of America's most distinguished writers, she has published five novels and as many volumes of short stories. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1973.

Reviews for The Optimist's Daughter
Her last, most autobiographical, and finest novel
Independent
A gentle, tender work, bright with Welty's sharp humour and pioneer sense of place.
Guardian

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