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Originally published in 1972, this work tells the story of Laurel Moore, who travels from Chicago to her hometown in Mississippi for her father's funeral. The narrative moves between past and present as she confronts memories of her family and her father's life. The novel is recognized for its literary merit and received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1973.
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