The optimist's daughter.
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, Random House, [1972].
Format:
Book
Edition:
[1st ed.]
Physical Desc:
180 pages 22 cm.
Status:
Essex Adult Fiction
WELTY
Description
This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel tells the story of Laurel McKelva Hand, a young woman who has left the South and returns, years later, to New Orleans, where her father is dying. After his death, she and her silly young stepmother go back still farther, to the small Mississippi town where she grew up. Along in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.
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Essex Adult Fiction
WELTY
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East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Welty, Eudora (Optimist's)
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/WELTY
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC WEL
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F WELTY
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
WELTY
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West Haven Main Adult Fiction
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0394480171 : 039448018X (lim. ed.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
880
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Welty, E. (1972). The optimist's daughter. [1st ed.] New York, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. 1972. The Optimist's Daughter. New York, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001, The Optimist's Daughter. New York, Random House, 1972.
MLA Citation (style guide)Welty, Eudora. The Optimist's Daughter. [1st ed.] New York, Random House, 1972.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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