{"product_id":"the-girls-paperback-2","title":"The Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdna Ferber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eGiant \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSo Big\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping look at the lives of three generations of women on Chicago's South Side. Part of Belt's Revivals series and with a new introduction by Kathleen Rooney (\u003ci\u003eLillian Boxfish Takes a Walk\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1921, Edna Ferber's \u003ci\u003eThe Girls \u003c\/i\u003erevolves around the \"three Charlottes\" of the Thrift family--Great-Aunt Charlotte, her niece Lottie, and Lottie's niece Charley. All single \"old maids,\" as the narrator describes them, their lives weave together as they deal with issues involving money, work, friendship, family, and love as they strive to join Chicago's growing middle class in the early twentieth century.With a historic span that travels from the Civil War to World War I, Ferber highlights how the three generations of Charlottes lead very different lives. But we also see the ways their experiences rhyme with one another and how, despite the social advances in America, as Kathleen Rooney writes in her introduction, all three have to confront \"a sexist and claustrophobic societal atmosphere in which any little act of self-assertion can feel like a leap from a precipice.\"Told through Ferber's assured and generous style, and full of her signature strong female characters, this rediscovered American classic deserves a spot on the shelf next to other great Chicago novels like \u003ci\u003eSister Carrie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Augie March\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 269\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732343558207,"sku":"9781953368492","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/51d8e79b36d68d3e10fe0a4abbe2e98d.webp?v=1765132155","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-girls-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}