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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: PerfectBound
Published: 03/01/2000
ISBN: 9780060955878
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.26w x 0.46d
Large Print
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 10842 / Optimist's Daughter
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 6