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Title	:	Father Melancholy's Daughter (Margaret Bonner #1)
Author	:	Gail Godwin
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 416 pages
Published	:	March 26th 2002 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published March 1st 1991)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary. Literary Fiction. Novels. Literature

Father Melancholy's Daughter (Margaret Bonner #1)

Gail Godwin

Paperback | Pages: 416 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 1859 Users | 157 Reviews

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The novels of Gail Godwin are contemporary classics--evocative, powerfully affecting, beautifully crafted fiction alive with endearing, unforgettable characters. Her critically acclaimed work has placed her among the ranks of Eudora Welty, Pat Conroy, and Carson McCullers, firmly establishing Godwin as a Southern literary novelist for the ages.

Father Melancholy's Daughter, is widely recognized as one of the author's most poignant and accomplished novels -- a bittersweet and ultimately transcendent story of a young girl's devotion to her father, the rector of a small Virginia church, and of the hope, dreams, and love that sustain them both in the wake of the betrayal and tragedy that diminished their family.

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Original Title:	Father Melancholy's Daughter
ISBN:	0380729865 (ISBN13: 9780380729869)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Margaret Bonner #1
Literary Awards:	Alabama Author Award for Fiction (1993)

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If this book hadnt been so hard to finish, it would have easily been a 5 Star for me. The writing is so rich and beautiful - heavy with symbolism and religious reflections. The story of this girl coming into herself as an adult, free from but also enriched by the circumstances of her past, is really lovely to watch. There really wasnt a lot of plot - its mostly character development. Thats not usually my cup of tea but I feel edified by reading this - not only as a lover of literature but also

This book was slow going at first and I had trouble believing how, even a precocious 6 year old, could have such clear memories for details of things and such a level of comprehension of the world around her. This is a character driven novel and it wasn't until about halfway through that the characters really seemed to come alive. In the end, I liked it well enough that I have begun reading the sequel, Evensong.

"Utterly taken by surprise, I felt his fingers firmly on my elbow as he led me away. That was the way it went, wasn't it? You had to stop wanting something, or at least forget you wanted it for a minute, before it would come to you on its own."Father Melancholy's Daughter is about an Episcopal priest's daughter growing up in Virginia in the 1970s. The tragedy of Margaret's life is that when she is a young girl, her mother leaves for a few days of vacation which gradually extends to a year away



A lovely setting and lots of characters who are described in just enough detail. I was both sorry and relieved about the resolution of Margaret's romances; I liked that part, and her ultimate decision was interesting and thought-provoking, but hated that she ended up spending all that time with someone I really couldn't stand--I wasn't sure what I was supposed to think of her.

A slow read, not because it is unengaging, but because it is so dense and beautifully written. Fantastic story of the daughter of an Episcopalian priest whose mother leaves the family and ultimately dies. I liked the usage of the church year to unspool this quiet story. There is a sequel, which I have, that I look forward to reading.

The inner life of a girl growing up the daughter of an Episcopal priest. The church and its rites and prayers are the comfortable background in the home of this little girl and her melancholy father. As she grows, she begins to feel different than others her age and wonders if she is normal. And so she appeals to all those, like her, who live on the margins in one way or another. By the end, I had grown quite fond of her and hated to say goodbye.