The Keepers of the House
by Shirley Ann Grau
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Pub Date Apr 10 2012 | Archive Date Mar 01 2013
Description
Grau’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic, about the racial prejudice and long-buried secrets that threaten to destroy a distinguished Southern family
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.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Advance Praise
“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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