| Hanna's Daughters: A Novel of Three Generations Contributor(s): Fredriksson, Marianne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345433491 ISBN-13: 9780345433497 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: Sweeping through one hundred years of Scandinavian history, this luminous story follows three generations of Swedish women -- a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter -- whose lives are linked through a century of great love and great loss. Resonating with truth and revelation, this moving novel deftly explores the often difficult but enduring ties between mothers and daughters, the sacrifices, compromises, and rewards in the relationships between men and women, and the patterns of emotion that repeat themselves through generations. If you have ever wanted to connect with the past, or rediscover family, Hanna's Daughters will strike a chord in your heart. . . . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99090235 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.45" W x 8.24" (0.63 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Central Europe |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60408 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An uplifting family saga . . . Marianne] Fredriksson provides a satisfyingly complex . . . chronicle of women and the burdens imposed by their family history, their gender and themselves. . . . Its message of reconciliation is transcendent."--People Sweeping through one hundred years of Scandinavian history, this luminous story follows three generations of Swedish women--a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter--whose lives are linked through a century of great love and great loss. Resonating with truth and revelation, this moving novel deftly explores the often difficult but enduring ties between mothers and daughters, the sacrifices, compromises, and rewards in the relationships between men and women, and the patterns of emotion that repeat themselves through generations. If you have ever wanted to connect with the past, or rediscover family, Hanna's Daughters will strike a chord in your heart. . . . Praise for Hanna's Daughters "Brilliant . . . Hanna's Daughters outlines the lives of three generations of women and their complicated relationships with one another."--USA Today "I loved Hanna's Daughters from the very first page, and I absolutely could not put it down. . . . Written with grace and wit, this novel deserves to be read, discussed, and cherished by future generations of mothers and daughters."--Judith Guest, author of Ordinary People and Errands |
