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Deborah Spera

Call Your Daughter Home

Deborah SperaFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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Deborah Spera

Call Your Daughter Home

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018
Book Details
Pages

352

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

South Carolina • 1920s

Publication Year

2018

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Call Your Daughter Home by Deborah Spera is set in 1920s South Carolina, and follows three women, Gertrude Pardee, Annie Coles, and Oretta Bootles, as they navigate personal and societal challenges in the face of a boll weevil infestation that devastates their community. Themes include race and status in the South, secrecy and maintaining appearances, and maternal anger and strength. The novel contains portrayals of domestic violence, alcohol addiction, sexual abuse of children, death by suicide, and racism.

Emotional

Contemplative

Gritty

Inspirational

Heartwarming

Reviews & Readership

4.4

52,265 ratings

85%

Loved it

12%

Mixed feelings

3%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Call Your Daughter Home by Deborah Spera has received praise for its rich, atmospheric Southern setting and strong character development. The intertwining stories of three women are compelling and heartfelt. However, some critics find the pacing slow and certain plot points predictable. Overall, it's a poignant, character-driven novel that resonates emotionally.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Call Your Daughter Home?

Fans of richly woven, Southern Gothic tales will relish Call Your Daughter Home by Deborah Spera. Reminiscent of The Help and Where the Crawdads Sing, the book offers a compelling narrative of resilient women confronting societal and personal battles in 1920s South Carolina.

4.4

52,265 ratings

85%

Loved it

12%

Mixed feelings

3%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

352

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

South Carolina • 1920s

Publication Year

2018

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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