Dombey and Son
by Charles Dickens
Buy on AmazonDombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventually becoming reconciled with her.
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"While temping as a Kelly Girl in 1982, I gulped down Charles Dickens's Dombey and Son."
By the Book: Wayne Koestenbaum · nytimes.com