The Good Daughters A Novel
The Good Daughters A Novel by Joyce Maynard is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on August 23, 2011. This 304-page book explores the lives of Ruth Plank and Dana Dickerson, two women born on the same day in a small New Hampshire hospital, yet shaped by vastly different experiences and backgrounds. Ruth is an artist with a vibrant imagination, while Dana is a grounded scientist. Their parallel lives intersect as they navigate the complexities of love, family, and personal identity over several decades.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the contrasting journeys of these “birthday sisters,” highlighting their struggles to find belonging in a world that often feels alien to them. The story unfolds through themes of first love, marriage, and loss, ultimately leading both women to confront their pasts and the secrets that bind them. This edition offers a thoughtful exploration of friendship and the impact of shared history, making it a significant addition to the genre of fiction.
Official synopsis Publisher
They were born on the same day, in the same small New Hampshire hospital—but Ruth Plank and Dana Dickerson are different in nearly every way.
Ruth is an artist, a romantic with a rich, passionate, imaginative life—the fifth daughter born to a gentle, caring farmer and his stolid wife. Raised by a pair of capricious drifters, Dana is a scientist and realist whose faith is firmly planted in the natural world. From the 1950s to the present, the lives of the “birthday sisters” parallel and oddly intersect, as each struggles to find her place in a world in which she has never truly felt she belonged. Sharing little except a birth date—and a love for Dana’s wild and beautiful older brother, Ray—two virtual strangers will travel alternate paths winding through first love, first sex, marriage, parenthood, divorce, and tragic loss…until both are forced to reevaluate themselves and each other when past secrets and forgotten memories unexpectedly come to light.
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