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Bezig met laden... Dollbaby: A Novel (origineel 2014; editie 2014)door Laura Lane McNeal (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkDollbaby door Laura Lane McNeal (2014)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Not what I expected, it was much, much better. You aren’t preached to and forced to learn a lesson, you get a small taste of what life was like in New Orleans in the 60’s, but that isn’t the main point of the story. This is a funny, tender story about a 12 year old girl dumped at her very eccentric grandmother’s house and what her life was like being raised by said grandmother and her black help. There are even a few surprises in the book. It is 1964 in New Orleans, Ibby Bell's dad has died after a fall. Her mother brings her to her grandmother's, Fannie's, house to live, along with his ashes in an urn. This starts Ibby and Frannie's life together. Queenie, the maid, along with her daughter, Dollbaby take Ibby under their wing. The civil rights act gets signed by LBJ and there is some racial tension in the community, which is portrayed in the novel. Frannie has seen a lot of tragedy in her life, and her story is told to Ibby by Queenie and Dollbaby. As her story is revealed over the years, Ibby understands Frannie's connection to Queenie, Dollbaby, and well as to others in the town. Ibby learns so much about her grandmother's past and how she touched so many. A beautifully told story of a tumultuous time in our history. 12-year-old Liberty Bell or Ibby as everyone calls her is send after her father’s death to live with her grandmother Fannie in New Orleans. That Ibby had a grandmother was quite a shock to her because it has always been her and her parents. Her grandmother Fannie lives in an old house with black servants Queenie, Dollbaby, and Crow. This is the 1960’s so segregation is still a part of the everyday lives. Ibby soon realizes that the town treats the blacks way different than the whites. She also get’s to know her grandmother Fannie better. And the years go by and Ibby grows up in the house with Fannie. As we follow Ibby from 12 till 20 years old we also follow the world around her and all the people in her lives. She grows up in a world of changes, for instance; President Johnson declares The Civil Rights Act. She also gets to know her grandmother Fannie better. I was a bit confused until the end why the book was called Dollbaby because I thought the book was more about Ibby than Dollbaby. But in the end, everything was explained. I love to read and watch movies about the 60’s, so much happened during the decade and this book was not an exception. It’s a coming of age story, but it’s also a story about Fannie that we through the book get to know better. And what a woman what a life, she is a real eccentric. I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra Pick A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleansâ??a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bellâ??s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her fatherâ??s urn for good measure. Fannieâ??s New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever beenâ??and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylumâ??is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannieâ??s black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South, both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets. For Fannieâ??s own family history is fraught with tragedy, hidden behind the closed rooms in her ornate Uptown mansion. It will take Ibbyâ??s arrival to begin to unlock the mysteries there. And it will take Queenie and Dollbabyâ??s hard-won wisdom to show Ibby that family can sometimes be found in the least expected places. For fans of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Help, Dollbaby brings to life the charm and unrest of 1960s New Orleans through the eyes of a young girl learning to understand race for the first time. By turns uplifting and funny, poignant and full of verve, Dollbaby is a novel read Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The only thing I didn't like was my initial idea that Frannie was "old" in the first pages, and then to realize she was younger than me! ;) Okay, I'm over that I guess! ( )