Doll Maker the (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439154434)

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.

Author: Harriette Arnow
ISBN-10: 1439154430
ISBN-13: 9781439154434
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2009
Pages: 688
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.90d