The DollMaker was originally published in 1954 to immediate success and critical acclaim.
A sprawling book full of vividly drawn characters and masterful scenes, The DollMaker is a passionate tribute to a woman\'s love for her children and the land..
When Gertie Nevels, a strong and self-reliant matriarch, follows her husband to Detroit from their countryside home in Kentucky, she learns she will have to fight desperately to keep her family together.
In unadorned and powerful prose, Harriette Arnow tells the unforgettable and heartbreaking story of the Nevels family and their quest to preserve their deep-rooted values amidst the turmoil of war and industrialization.
The DollMaker was originally published in 1954 to immediate success and critical acclaim