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Mar 02, 2017EmilyEm rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Daughter Laurel and her younger step-mother Fay navigate her father’s last weeks of life and his death in New Orleans and a small Mississippi town. Amazing characterizations and a great view of small town sensibilities. Howard Moss wrote in a 'New York Times' review in 1972, "Two kinds of people, two versions of life, two contending forces in America collide in 'The Optimist's Daughter.' Its small dramatic battle sends reverberations in every direction." Oh, the power of memory! A classic.