A Fine Daughter
Catherine Simmons Niven
Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award Nomination • Alberta Trade Book of the Year • Georges Bugnet Award for Best Novel
Fiction / Literary
176 pages • 5 x 7 1/2"
ISBN 0–88995–192–6 paper • CDN 16.95 • USA 14.95

Set in Little Cypress, a small prairie town in the 1950s, A Fine Daughter is the story of Fran and her illegitimate daughter, Cora. Together, on a journey toward love and acceptance, they learn to confront the strict morality that's made them outsiders.

Reviews
"Niven's language is finely attuned to scents and tastes, to gesture and kinesthesia. . . . A deeply felt sketch of one town's time of change."
–Publishers Weekly

"Niven's original voice will seduce."
–Booklist

"This iridescent gem of a novel marks an impressive debut. Recommended for all public libraries."
–Library Journal

"A cast of memorable characters who, while they speak in a familiar idiom, have voices that ring with the quality of fable. A Fine Daughter resonates with unquestionable wisdom. . . ."
–Books in Canada