The Dollmaker
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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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“The Dollmaker” is troubling and tragic and utterly engrossing. It is filled with acutely difficult situations, everyday challenges, and misunderstandings with heartbreaking results. I kept looking for hope throughout the novel and couldn't find any, yet I also couldn't stop reading. It is so well written and Arnow creates such a rich world through sparse language.
