The Optimist's Daughter
by Eudora Welty
1972 · literary fiction · children
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Set in 5 places · 3 primarySense of Place
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Description · Open Library (CC0)
The Optimist's Daughter is the story of Laurel, a widow who returns to Mississippi when her father is ill and witnesses his death and funeral. From there, she embarks on a deeply personal journey to explore her past and her family in order to make sense of her future.
Set in
- ★Mississippi · United States★ primaryFictional Mount Salus, Mississippi; Judge McKelva's hometown where the funeral and Laurel's grief unfold
- ★Jackson, Mississippi · United States★ primaryMississippi — Mount Salus, Laurel's home
- ★New Orleans★ primary
- New Orleans · United StatesNew Orleans; Judge McKelva is hospitalized here for eye surgery in the opening of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
- Mount Salus
