The Optimist's Daughter is a reflective, poignant novel of independence and love, for which Eudora Welty, one of America's gretest contemporary Southern writers, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
The people of Mount Salus, Mississippi always felt good about Judge McKelva. He was a quiet, solid reassuring figure, just as a judge should be. Then, ten years after his first wife's death, he marries the frivolous young Wanda Fay. No-one can understand his action, not least his beloved daughter, Laurel, who finds it hard to accept the new bride. It is only some years later, when circumstance brings her back to her childhood home, that Laurel stirs old memories and comes to understand the peculiarities of her upbringing, and the true relationship between her parents and herself.
"The best book Eudora Welty has ever written" - The New York Times Book Review
One of America's most admired authors, Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi, which is still her home. She is the author of, among many other books, One Writer's Beginnings, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, The Eye of the Story, and Losing Battles.
