The Optimist's Daughter
By (author): "Eudora Welty"
Genres:Fiction books Classics books
Publish Date:
1972
ISBN037550835X
ISBN139780375508356
AsinThe Optimist's Daughter
CharactersJudge Clint McKelva, Laurel McKelva Hand, Fay McKelva, Dr. Nate Courtl
Original titleThe Optimist's Daughter
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.