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Lamb in His Bosom
1933Easy readSteady pace
★ Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1934
A coming-of-age story of rural Georgia before the Civil War
Lamb in His Bosom is set in the rural American South before the Civil War. It follows a young, poor white woman as she comes of age, and it portrays her family's hardships and the everyday struggles of rural life.
More about this book
Who
A poor white woman who grows up over the course of the story, and her family.
World
The rural South before the Civil War.
What makes it different
It was Caroline Miller's debut novel. It was an immediate best-seller and won the 1934 Pulitzer Prize and the Prix Femina Americain in 1935.
Feel
Rooted and unhurried.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Behind the book
Miller's Pulitzer win prompted Macmillan to search for more Southern authors, which led to the discovery of Margaret Mitchell.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- Lamb in His BosomWikipedia