The Optimist's Daughter (Pulitzer Prize Winner) TC_Bestseller like Mirabelle

like Mirabelle

author of Full Disclosure and Off the Record

rough him up a little

What should we do when things don't go to plan

laugh—out—loud play on the old favorite about the old lady who swallowed a fly

The Optimist's Daughter (Pulitzer Prize Winner) TC_Bestseller like MirabelleThis Pulitzer Prizewinning 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.