Publisher details
- Author
- Shirley Ann Grau
- Publishers
- Open Road Media, Random House (US)
- Genres
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Released
- 01 January, 1964
The Keepers of the House
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Synopsis
The Howland dynasty began after the War of 1812, when a young Tennessee solider fighting for Andrew Jackson settled in Alabama. Over the next century, the Howlands accumulated a fortune, fought for Secession, helped rebuild the South, and established themselves as one of the most respected families in the state. But that history means little to Abigail Howland. Though she inherited the Howland manse, her fortunes reverse when her family’s mixed-race heritage comes to light and her community—locked in the prejudices of the 1960s—turns its back on her. Faced with such deep-seated prejudice, Abigail is pushed to defend her family at all costs.Winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, The Keepers of the House is an unforgettable story of family, tradition, and racial injustice set against a richly drawn backdrop of the American South.“A beautifully written book.” The Atlantic Monthly“Shirley Ann Grau is one of those rare writers who creates a world, draws the reader into it, and makes [the reader] somehow happy there no matter what goes on . . .” Newsweek“Her best novel.” Saturday Review
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