Classics · LightCarol Kennicott marries a doctor and moves to his small hometown, Gopher Prairie, intending to reshape it
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A young wife tries to change the small Minnesota town she has moved to
Carol Milford Kennicott is a strong-willed young woman who marries Will Kennicott, a doctor from Gopher Prairie, and moves to his small hometown. She sets out to reshape the town's social life and attitudes, and her efforts bring her into conflict with the residents' conservative mindset. Gopher Prairie is based on Sauk Centre, Minnesota, the author's hometown, and the story runs through the 1910s. Harcourt, Brace and Howe published it in 1920.
More about this book
Who
Carol Milford Kennicott and her husband Will Kennicott.
World
The fictional town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, in the 1910s.
What makes it different
It was the best-selling work of fiction in the U.S. in 1921. The Pulitzer jury chose it for the 1921 prize, but the board of trustees overturned that decision.
Feel
Gently satirical.
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Further reading
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