His Family

His Family, winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1918, is a poignant novel by Ernest Poole that chronicles the struggles of Roger Gale, a widowed New York businessman, as he tries to understand and support his three daughters in a rapidly changing world. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century social shifts, the novel explores generational conflict, women’s rights, and urban transformation. Poole’s sensitive prose and social insight make His Family a touching and thought-provoking portrait of family and change.