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Her Father's Daughter
By Poupeney, Mollie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38532-760-2
- Publisher
- New York : Delacorte Press, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2000
In her ambitious first novel, Poupeney skillfully weaves the dramatic impact of the Depression era and WWII on the lives of an Oregon family, but choppy pacing ultimately undermines the storytelling. The voice of Maggie, the middle of three children, is the novel's greatest strength, but three chapters from an omniscient viewpoint are jarringly and unnecessarily interjected. At times, the volume reads more like a gathering of sketches than a novel. For example, at one point the narrative skips from eight-year-old Maggie eavesdr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
