So Big

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and widely considered to be Edna Ferber's greatest achievement, "So Big" is a classic novel of turn-of-the-century Chicago. It is the unforgettable story of Selina Peake DeJong, a gambler's daughter, and her struggles to stay afloat and maintain her dignity and her sanity in the face of marriage, widowhood, and single parenthood. A brilliant literary masterwork from one of the twentieth century's most accomplished and admired writers, the remarkable "So Big" still resonates with its unflinching view of poverty, sexism, and the drive for success.1924. Ferber, American novelist and short-story writer, won the Pulitzer Prize for So Big, a tale of the struggles of the widowed Selina De Jong to support herself and her son Dick. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.