Edna Ferber

Broschiertes Buch

Roast Beef, Medium - The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney - Book 1;With an Introduction by Rogers Dickinson

Beschreibung

Witty, sharp, and confident, Emma McChesney is a fierce heroine. Following a bitter divorce, she sets out against all odds as a travelling saleswoman so she can support herself and her son. Roast Beef, Medium - The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney is the first book in Edna Ferber's trilogy. It's 1911, and our 36-year-old heroine has just struggled through an awful divorce. Now alone with her 17-year-old son, Jock, Emma McChesney becomes the only travelling saleswoman for a New York skirts and petticoats company, T. A. Buck's Featherbloom Petticoats. Her life suddenly revolves around train journeys and dirty hotel stays. She must ward off her male colleagues' unwanted advances while they persistently tell her that her career isn't suitable for a woman. Strong-willed and sharp-tongued, Emma McChesney represents many hardworking single mothers in early twentieth-century America. First published in 1913, Edna Ferber's comedic novel highlights her famous wit and is not to be missed by fans of her work.

Autor

Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Many of her books were adapted into major motion pictures as well as Broadway plays and musicals. A proud Jewish American, she was a member of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City. Most of her works feature strong female protagonists and are noteworthy for their sensitivity to racial and ethnic discrimination of her time.

Produktdetails

• Emma McChesney Nr.1
• Verlag: Read Books
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 211g
• ISBN-13: 9781406749915
• ISBN-10: 1406749915
• Artikelnr.: 23194431