'The Florist's Daughter' by Patricia Hampl

"The Florist's Daughter" has earned University of Minnesota professor Patricia Hampl her third Minnesota Book Award. Hampl adapted her latest memoir, which won in the Book Award's memoir/creative nonfiction category, into a performance and reading at the Fitzgerald Theater.

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