A Fine Daughter

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Paperback, 175 pages

English language

Published Sept. 10, 2002 by Red Deer Press.

ISBN:
978-0-88995-192-1
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OCLC Number:
40735338

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4 stars (1 review)

Set in Little Cypress, a small prairie town in the 1950s, A Fine Daughter is the story of Fran and her illegitimate daughter, Cora. Together, on a journey toward love and acceptance, they learn to confront the strict morality that's made them outsiders.

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4 stars

Whenever I read something that starts out beautifully, I'm instantly skeptical of whether or not it'll stay that way. Of course, that was the case for this novel. I'm pleased to say that this novel stayed consistent in the narration from beginning to end.

I was entranced by Niven's voice and I can say the same for her characters. I'm not sure if they're too quirky to be real or if I'm just not attuned to human nature enough, but they were all characters I felt attached to. That gets thrown around a lot but I genuinely felt something. I could feel their essence. Wonderful.

Subjects

  • Unmarried mothers -- Alberta -- Fiction
  • Single women -- Alberta -- Fiction
  • Mothers and daughters -- Alberta -- Fiction
  • Man-woman relationships -- Alberta -- Fiction
  • Cities and towns -- Fiction
  • Alberta -- Fiction