num_pages: 540
description: The novels of Gail Godwin are contemporary classics -- evocative, powerfully affecting, beautifully crafted fiction alive with endearing, unforgettable characters. Her critically acclaimed work has placed her among the ranks of Eudora Welty, Pat Conroy, and Carson McCullers, firmly establishing Godwin as a Southern literary novelist for the ages. In A Southern Famiy, the celebrated author of A Mother and Two Daughters, The Finishing School, and Father Melancholy's Daughter once again explores the shattering dynamics of parents' relationships with their children and themselves. It is the story of the Quick family and the reunion that leads to tragedy -- a masterful tale of anger and pain, of love and hatred, and of the understanding that ultimately heals.
language: English
title: A Southern Family
titlecomplete: A Southern Family
genres: Southern, Literary Fiction, Classics, Family, Fiction, Relationships, Contemporary
ratings_count: 542
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks