The Optimist's Daughter
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The Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty
3.52
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This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Genres: FictionClassicsBook ClubSouthernLiteratureNovelsLiterary FictionAmericanSouthern Gothic20th Century
180 Pages

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