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So Big

"It has the completeness,and finality, that grips and exalts and convinces. . . .So Bigis a masterpiece."—Literary Review "A thoughtful book, clean and strong, dramatic at times, interesting always, clear-sighted, sympathetic, a novel to read and to remember."—New York Times "Recommended reading for our times."—Washington Post 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, So Big''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 inequ

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