The Puppeteer's Daughters

Name: The Puppeteer's Daughters
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By Heather Newton

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The Puppeteer's Daughters by Heather Newton delves into the intriguing life of acclaimed puppeteer Walter Gray, whose death reveals a complex family web. As his estranged daughters, each with unfinished business, gather for the reading of his will, they unearth hidden histories and secrets that challenge their identities and relationships. This story offers a finely woven exploration of legacy, truth, and the bonds that define us.
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The Puppeteer's Daughters

Three daughters of a famed and eccentric puppeteer must confront their family divisions and tenuous relationships with their father and each other when, sinking into dementia, he announces there is a fourth daughter in this powerful story of family, ambition, and legacy.

Turner Publishing Company

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A 2022 FOREWORD REVIEWS BOOK AWARD FINALIST

A new novel by the award-winning author of Under the Mercy Trees.

Famed puppeteer and master manipulator Walter Gray surprises his three daughters by announcing there is a fourth at his 80th birthday party. An incomplete paternity test—and a will that places a condition on each daughter's inheritance—suggest that the missing daughter isn't a figment of his dementia.

Jane, the eldest, is tired of her father's eccentricities. She remembers the scarcity of her childhood and doesn't want another sister to share the birthright.

Rosie, born out of wedlock, sees the missing sister as her key to acceptance as a full member of the puppeteer's family.

Cora, the youngest, born after Walter achieved fame and fortune, is most concerned with extricating herself from running Walter's company so that she can pursue her own life.

The sisters each knew a different version of their enigmatic father, but all grew up in the presence of fairy tales acted out with marionettes and shadow puppets. If they are to find the fourth daughter and claim the legacy their father has left them, the three must confront their fractured relationships with their father and each other. Infused with fairy tales that sometimes spill magic into the sisters' real lives, The Puppeteer's Daughters is a stunningly-woven family saga about the cost and rewards of claiming a creative life.

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The Puppeteer's Daughters by Heather Newton has been praised for its captivating and complex portrayal of family dynamics and for blending elements of fairy tales, puppetry, and familial secrets. Reviewers highlight its tender exploration of father-daughter relationships, sisterly bonds, and themes of self-acceptance and forgiveness. The book's enchanting prose, creativity, and mix of traditional and modern storytelling create a heartwarming and thoughtful narrative with magical elements.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781684428588

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Turner Publishing Company

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Heather Newton’s novel Under The Mercy Trees (HarperCollins, 2011) won the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award, was chosen by the Women’s National Book Association as a Great Group Reads Selection, and was named an Okra Pick by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance. Her short story collection, McMullen Circle (Regal House, 2022), was a finalist for the W.S. Porter prize. Her novel The Puppeteer’s Daughters (Turner, 2022) is her second novel. A practicing attorney, she teaches creative writing for UNC-Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program and is co-founder and program manager for the Flatiron Writers Room in Asheville, North Carolina (flatironwritersroom.com). Visit her website at heathernewton.net.