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A Family's Affairs
First edition
AuthorEllen Douglas
Cover artistGeorge Salter
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
11 June 1962
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages442 pp
ISBN9780807121634
OCLC1373389
LC ClassPZ4.D7345 Fam FT MEADE
Followed byBlack Cloud, White Cloud: Two Novellas and Two Stories 

A Family's Affairs is a 1962 novel by Ellen Douglas.

A Family's Affairs is the first novel published by Ellen Douglas.[1] It tells the story of three generations of a Mississippi family, set in the fictional town of Homochitto. The novel was awarded the Houghton Mifflin fellowship in 1961 and was recognized as one of the five best novels of the year by The New York Times.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Time Marches on in Homochitto". The New York Times. July 8, 1962. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Books of The Times". The New York Times. December 3, 1962. Retrieved January 10, 2019.