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Aug 11, 1990 | ISBN 9780679728832 Buy
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Aug 11, 1990 | ISBN 9780679728832
Jan 26, 2011 | ISBN 9780307787316
Apr 19, 2011 | ISBN 9780307941435
240 Minutes
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.
One of America’s most admired authors, Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1909. She was educated locally and at Mississippi State College for Women, the University of Wisconsin, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She is… More about Eudora Welty
Pulitzer Prize WINNER 1973
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