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The Optimist's Daughter
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July 10, 2008
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (July 10, 2008); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9781439513217 | details & prices | 180 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $21.00
About: This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.
About: This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.
May 1, 2002
from Random House Inc (May 1, 2002); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9780375508356 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $20.00
March 1, 2000
Large print edition from Harpercollins (March 1, 2000); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9780060955878 | details & prices | 182 pages | 8.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral.
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral.
October 1, 1999
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999); titled "Optimist's Daughter"
9780808576860 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $24.45
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
May 1, 1999
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (May 1, 1999); titled "Optimist's Daughter"
9780375706882 | details & prices | List price $20.00
About: When she returns to the small Mississippi town where she grew up, Laurel McKelva Hand is forced to come to terms with her Southern roots as she struggles to resolve issues of the past, her parents, and herself, in a new version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
About: When she returns to the small Mississippi town where she grew up, Laurel McKelva Hand is forced to come to terms with her Southern roots as she struggles to resolve issues of the past, her parents, and herself, in a new version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
April 1, 1999
from G K Hall & Co (April 1, 1999); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9780783885452 | details & prices | List price $20.00
November 1, 1996
from Amereon Ltd (November 1, 1996); titled "Optimist's Daughter"
9780848806606 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $25.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
February 1, 1991
Braille edition from William a Thomas Braille (February 1, 1991); titled "Optimist's Daughter"
9781569562932 | details & prices | 11.50 × 11.50 × 2.50 in. | 3.55 lbs | List price $17.28
About: This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.
About: This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.
November 1, 1990
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (November 1, 1990); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9780816150281 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
August 1, 1990
Reissue edition from Vintage Books (August 1, 1990); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9780679728832 | details & prices | 180 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $13.95
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
from Demco Media (August 1, 1990); titled "The Optimist's Daughter"
9780606016988 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $21.25
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral
September 1, 1986
from Random House (September 1, 1986); titled "Optimist's Daughter"
9780394555874 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral.
About: Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral.