The Big Man's Daughter
Seventh Street Books · Paperback · September 15, 2020
18 year-old Rita Gaspereaux is suddenly "orphaned" when her con-artist father's illegal enterprise blows up around her.
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- Who it’s for
- Rita’s reading of a novel about Dorothy G. from Kansas becomes entwined with her own life.
- Themes
- Crime and deceit, Fiction as solace, Wish-fulfilling supernatural powers
- Genres
- Historical Mystery, 20th-Century Historical Fiction, Historical Thrillers
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18 year-old Rita Gaspereaux is suddenly "orphaned" when her con-artist father's illegal enterprise blows up around her. Alone and broke in San Francisco 1922, she must now navigate his criminal world, all the time haunted by tales of a black bird statuette reputed to possess otherworldly, wish-fulfilling powers. Rita has learned much from her father about the dark fringes of society. But has she learned enough? Fortunately, she is not without her own resources.
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What helps her most to cope with the greed, cruelty, and deceit around her is her almost obsessive reading of fiction, particularly the novel she possesses (and is possessed by) at the time of her father’s death. This book-within-the-book, a source of escape and solace for the blossoming young con-artist, tells the story of another 18 year-old, a Dorothy G. from Kansas. The two young women couldn't be more different. But as the story proceeds their lives become entwined in unexpected ways. The haunting conclusion is breathtaking.
Rita’s Nested Novel
Rita’s reading of a novel about Dorothy G. from Kansas becomes entwined with her own life.
Come here for
- San Francisco’s criminal fringes in 1922
- A novel nested inside Rita’s story
Expect
- An 18-year-old navigating her con-artist father’s criminal world
- Tales of a black bird statuette with wish-fulfilling powers
Where it sits
| Historical Mystery | 51% |
|---|---|
| Historical Thrillers | 32% |
| 20th-Century Historical Fiction | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Historical Mystery
- Historical Thrillers
- Authors
- Owen Fitzstephen
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- September 15, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Crime and deceit · Fiction as solace · Wish-fulfilling supernatural powers
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction