The Daughters of Erietown
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The Daughters of Erietown is a multigenerational novel by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Connie Schultz that explores the lives, struggles, and evolving roles of working-class women in a small Ohio town from the 1950s onward.
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| The Daughters of Erietown canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Connie Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAward | Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize winner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Connie Schultz is a journalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| debutStatus | first novel by Connie Schultz ⓘ |
| explores |
changing social norms for women in mid-20th-century America
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impact of class on opportunity ⓘ tension between personal ambition and family obligation ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ multigenerational novel ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780525479356 (hardcover) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | contemporary American fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ellis "Brick" McGinty
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Samantha "Sam" McGinty NERFINISHED ⓘ Their daughter, Ellie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
economic hardship
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education and opportunity ⓘ family relationships ⓘ gender expectations ⓘ women's roles ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multigenerational family saga ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
Ohio regional setting drawn from Rust Belt experience
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focus on interior lives of working-class women ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of several generations of women in a working-class Ohio family ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Random House (imprint of Penguin Random House) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherRegion | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation |
Ohio
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fictional town of Erietown, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd | late 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative spanning multiple decades ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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