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Buttered Side Down
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) "And so," the story writers used to say, "they lived happily ever after."
Um-m-m—maybe.
After the glamour had worn off, and the glass slippers were worn out,
did the Prince never find Cinderella's manner redolent of the kitchen
hearth; and was it never necessary that he remind her to be more careful
of her finger-nails and grammar? After Puss in Boots had won wealth and
a wife for his young master did not that gentleman often fume with
chagrin because the neighbors, perhaps, refused to call on the lady of
the former poor miller's son?
It is a great risk to take with
one's book-children. These stories make no such promises. They stop just
short of the phrase of the old story writers, and end truthfully, thus:
And so they lived. E. F. (Summary from the Foreword to "Buttered Side
Down")
Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Romance
The Dancing Girls
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) The
Dancing Girls is just one of the 4 excellent short stories in this
recording. All written by the master, Edna Ferber for magazines between
1910 and 1919 they naturally contain her unique mix of real people,
sadness, joy and always humor. The lead Story, The Dancing Girls, is my
favorite for the way she paints a picture of mid America small town
society and how good people somehow (and sometimes) can find their way
to each other. Other stories in this collection are Old Lady Mandel;
Long Distance; and One Hundred Percent (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
Genre(s): Short Stories
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968)
Dawn
O’Hara, the Girl Who Laughed was Edna Ferber’s first novel. Dawn, a
newspaperwoman working in New York, finds herself back home in Michigan
on doctor’s orders. Years of living in boarding-houses and working to
pay for the care of her brilliant but mentally ill husband, Peter Orme,
have taken their toll. At twenty-eight, Dawn feels like an old woman
with no future. But, the loving care of her sister Norah and her family
along with the attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von
Gerhard, slowly bring Dawn back to life. With Dr. Von Gerhard’s help,
she obtains a newspaper job in Milwaukee and begins a year of new
adventures among new people. However, the specter of her husband living
in a mental hospital is always present and Dawn fears she may never be
free to love again. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)
Genre(s): General Fiction
Emma McChesney and Company
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) This
is the final volume in the trilogy following the smart, stylish,
divorced and independent businesswoman Emma McChesney in her career from
stenographer, then drummer (traveling salesman) to owner of her own
company. (The first was Roast Beef, Medium and the second Personality
Plus both in the Librivox catalog). Edna Ferber first gained success
with these stories and later went on to write Show Boat, Giant and other
well known books. First published in 1915, Emma's son, Jock, has moved
to Chicago with his new wife. Emma decides to sell in South America and
proves she has not lost her magic touch. Emma gets involved in romance,
saving a business and many other things. Emma symbolizes the ideal woman
at the dawn of the twentieth century: sharp, capable, charming, and
progressive. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
Genre(s): General Fiction
Fanny Herself
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) Fanny
Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in
the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered
to have been based on Ferber’s own experiences growing up in Appleton,
Wisconsin. Regarded by many as the “greatest American woman novelist of
her day,” Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her
book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron, which
along with other of her later works were successfully adapted for stage
and screen. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
Genre(s): General Fiction
One Basket
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) This
sparkling collection of 7 short stories by Ferber includes some that
are considered her all time best like The Woman Who Tried To be Good and
The Maternal Feminine. Writing for and about women, Edna Ferber touches
the very heart and soul of what it means to be human; to make good
choices and bad; to be weak and strong. This was a very popular book
when published in 1913 (Summary by phil chenevert)
Genre(s): Single Author Collections
Personality Plus
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) Personality
Plus is an early novel by American author Edna Ferber. Originally
published in 1914, Personality Plus is the second of three volumes
chronicling the travels and events in the life of Emma McChesney. Ferber
achieved her first successes with a series of stories centering around
this character, a stylish and intelligent divorced mother who rises
rapidly in business. ( Summary by wikipedia )
Genre(s): General Fiction
Roast Beef, Medium
Edna FERBER (1885 - 1968) This
book follows the adventures of Emma McChesney, a smart and savvy
divorced mother who travels the Midwest as a sales representative for a
large skirt and petticoat manufacturer. Her many adventures with people,
(including predatory salesmen and hotel clerks), are funny and
poignant. She is hardworking and able to outsell the slickest of the men
salesmen. She has learned to focus on her work and her
seventeen-year-old son, Jock. Experience has taught her that it is
usually best to stick to roast beef, medium and not get stomach ache
with fancy sauces and exotic dishes. This is the first of three volumes
following the career and adventures of Emma McChesney. (Introduction by
Phil Chenevert)