So big

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Author:
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968
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Harper Perennial modern classics
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Winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize, So Big is widely regarded as Edna Ferber's crowning achievement. A rollicking panorama of Chicago's high and low life, this stunning novel follows the travails of gambler's daughter Selina Peake DeJong as she struggles to maintain her dignity, her family, and her sanity in the face of monumental challenges.

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American drama
American fiction
American fiction -- 20th century
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Juvenile fiction
Domestic fiction
Dutch Americans
Dutch Americans -- Juvenile fiction
Electronic books
Electronic books. -- Fiction
Families
Families -- Fiction
Family relationships
Farm life
Farm life -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
Feminist fiction
Feminist fiction -- Fiction
Fiction
Gamblers
Gamblers -- Family relationships -- Fiction
Gamblers -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction
Gamblers -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
History
History -- Fiction
Illinois -- Juvenile fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Mothers and sons
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Rural development
Rural development -- Fiction
Sagas
Sagas -- Fiction
Truck farming
Truck farming -- Fiction
Western fiction
Western stories
Women farmers
Women farmers -- Fiction

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Country Life Press,publisher
Doubleday, Page & Company,publisher
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9780385049566
9781666530346
9780061859984
9798823478847
9780062314222
9781957240336
9781952438646
9781666528954
9781957990095
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Last Grouping Update2025-06-28 17:15:28PM
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