{"product_id":"so-big-paperback-1","title":"So Big - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdna Ferber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It has the completeness, and finality, that grips and exalts and convinces. . . . \u003ci\u003eSo Big \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A thoughtful book, clean and strong, dramatic at times, interesting always, clear-sighted, sympathetic, a novel to read and to remember.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Recommended reading for our times.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Edna Ferber recounts the transformation of a gambler's daughter into a spirited teacher, hardworking farmer's wife, and devoted mother. Throughout her struggles to maintain her home and dignity, \u003ci\u003eSo Big\u003c\/i\u003e's heroine prevails thanks to her resilience and her well-developed sense of aesthetics. Ferber faithfully captures middle-class life in the Midwest during the 1920s and '30s. Her observations of class struggles and gender inequality on the Illinois prairie are complemented by her lyrical explorations of timeless values: finding beauty in nature, remaining optimistic, and being true to yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican novelist and short story writer Edna Ferber (1885-1968) grew up in Michigan and Wisconsin, and her fiction faithfully recaptures middle-class life in the American Midwest during the 1920s and 30s. In addition to her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eSo Big, \u003c\/i\u003eshe wrote \u003ci\u003eShowboat, Giant, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaratoga Trunk, \u003c\/i\u003e all of which were adapted for the screen. Ferber associated with the literary luminaries of the Algonquin Round Table, and she collaborated with George S. Kaufmann on the plays \u003ci\u003eDinner at Eight\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Stage Door.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e So Big\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700200837183,"sku":"9780486840444","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f3a97dbf7c8c32d269c3eac8cd14b0a8.webp?v=1765015874","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/so-big-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}