The Names Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award

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A heart-stirring novel about a mother's love

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The Names Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeAuthor: Knapp, Florence In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine year old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates Spanning thirty five years, what follows are three alternate and