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The Dollmaker

by Harriette Arnow
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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.
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Publisher: Scribner

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 12, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781439164518
  • Release date: October 12, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781439164518
  • File size: 2214 KB
  • Release date: October 12, 2010

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1060
Text Difficulty:6-9

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.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scribner

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 12, 2010

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781439164518
    Release date: October 12, 2010

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781439164518
    File size: 2214 KB
    Release date: October 12, 2010

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1060
    Text Difficulty: 6-9