The keepers of the house: a novel
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The relationship between Will Howland and his Negro mistress is exposed when their grandaughter marries a segregationist with political ambitions
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9781400030743
9781453247204
9781481577410
9781453247204
9781481577410
Table of Contents
From the Book - First Vintage Books edition.
Abigail --
William --
Margaret --
Abigail.
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Grau's 1965 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of Abigail Howland, the current head of a prominent Southern family who becomes a pariah when her neighbors learn that her grandfather had a serious relationship with his black maid. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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