Dollmaker
by Arnow, Harriette
Published by : Scribner (New York) Physical details: 571 p Paperback Year: 2009| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Arn (Browse shelf) | Available | 51550 |
The Dollmaker was originally published in 1954 to immediate success and critical acclaim. In unadorned and powerful prose, Harriette Arnow tells the unforgettable and heartbreaking story of the Nevels family and their quest to preserve their deep-rooted values amidst the turmoil of war and industrialization. When Gertie Nevels, a strong and self-reliant matriarch, follows her husband to Detroit from their countryside home in Kentucky, she learns she will have to fight desperately to keep her family together. A sprawling book full of vividly drawn characters and masterful scenes, The Dollmaker is a passionate tribute to a woman's love for her children and the land. A woman and her family struggle to keep their dignity as they move from the hills of Kentucky to the chilling indifference of a big midwestern city.
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