Cover of A Mother and Two Daughters
Read Time: ~9.2 hr

A Mother and Two Daughters

by Gail Godwin (1982)

About this book

A portrait of the continued growth of three women following the death of their husband and father.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters

Readers who enjoyed this also loved

Cover of The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. The novel has been the frequent target of censors and appears on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2009 at number seventeenth because of the sometimes explicit content, particularly in terms of violence. In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels." --- Also contained in: - The Third Life of Grange Copeland / Meridian / The Color Purple

Cover of Housekeeping

Housekeeping

Marilynne Robinson

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.

Cover of Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Anne Tyler

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.

Cover of Foe

Foe

J. M. Coetzee

Foe is a celebrated work by J. M. Coetzee (Nobel Laureate, Double Booker Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.

A Mother and Two Daughters by Gail Godwin | Literally Just Books