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

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Connie Schultz → notableWork → The Daughters of Erietown ⓘ