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The optimist's daughter.
This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations. "The Optimist's Daughter" is 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. Alone in the old house, Laurel finally comes to an understanding of the past, herself, and her parents.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394480171
- Physical Description: 180 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: [First edition].
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [1972]
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| Subject: | Women > Mississippi > Fiction. Funeral rites and ceremonies > Fiction. Fathers > Death > Fiction. Mississippi > Fiction. Reminiscing > Fiction. Reunions > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Haines Branch | WELTY (Eudora) (Text) | 37814000150749 | FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Blue Mountain Community College Library | 813.52 W46O (Text) | 33122000658750 | Main Collection | Available | - | ||
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | 813.52 WELTo (Text) | 33892002333525 | Main Collection | Available | - | ||
| Elgin Public Library | Welty E. O68 (Text) | 37827000034291 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Enterprise Public Library | FIC Welty, E (Text) | 30001000186371 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | LP. Welty, Eudora (Text) | 33330000989477 | Large Print | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | Welty, Eudora (Text) | 33330000950156 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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