The Dollmaker
Harriette Arnow
A big woman, Gertie Nevels is uprooted from her Kentucky hills and thrust into the confusion of wartime Detroit. There, against the sudden, harsh impact of a big city, she and her family struggle to retain the independence that is their heritage—a struggle that ends in triumph in a unique way through Gertie's courage and innocence of spirit.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Year
- 1954
- ISBN-13
- 9780613171847
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Family and survivalDisplacement and migrationWar on the home front
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1955)
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