The Optimist's Daughter - Virago Modern Classics
The Optimist's Daughter - Virago Modern Classics
Paperback
Published:
18 October, 1984
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Description
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 herself.
The Optimist's Daughter is a reflective, poignant novel of independence and love, for which Eudora Welty, one of America's gretest contemporary Southern writers, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Prizes
Winner of Pulitzer Prize Novel Category 1973,Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1973
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780860683759 |
| ISBN10 | 0860683753 |
| Number Of Pages | 192 |
| Item Weight | 160 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | Paperback |
Media Reviews
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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Author's Bio
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.