The optimist's daughter

By Eudora Welty

Subjects: Fathers, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Mississippi, fiction, Fiction, Fiction, psychological, Reminiscing in fiction, Mississippi in fiction, Young women, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Children's fiction, Funeral rites and ceremonies in fiction, Women in fiction, Reminiscing, Large type books, Death, Women, Women, fiction, Family, Reunions in fiction, Fathers in fiction, Reunions, Fiction, general

Description: 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.