{"product_id":"so-big-9780061859984","title":"So Big","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A masterpiece.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\"A novel to read and to remember.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as the masterwork of celebrated author and Algonquin Round Table mainstay Edna Ferber--who also penned other classics including \u003cem\u003eShow Boat, Giant, Ice Palace, Saratoga Trunk, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCimarron\u003c\/em\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSo Big\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and stirring portrait of one of the most memorable women in American literature, and still resonates today with its unflinching views of poverty, sexism, and the drive for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Chicago at the turn of the twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eSo Big\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Selina Peake, orphaned at nineteen after her father is shot and killed in a gambling house. Alone and resolved to make something of her life, Selina gets a job as a schoolteacher in a farming community outside Chicago and falls in love with a kind but struggling farmer. She soon leaves the schoolhouse for long grueling days in the fields and gives birth to a son, Dirk, nicknamed \"So Big.\" When she finds herself unexpectedly widowed, she takes the reins of the farm, defying convention and all those around her, determined to give Dirk every opportunity to follow his dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo Big\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for fans of contemporary novelists such Willa Cather (\u003cem\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/em\u003e), Pearl S. Buck (\u003cem\u003eThe Good Earth\u003c\/em\u003e), and Marjorie Rawlings (\u003cem\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFerber, Edna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was a novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose work served as the inspiration for numerous Broadway plays and Hollywood films, including \u003cem\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCimarron\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGiant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSaratoga Trunk\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIce Palace\u003c\/em\u003e. She co-wrote the plays \u003cem\u003eThe Royal Family\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDinner at Eight\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStage Door\u003c\/em\u003e with George S. Kaufman and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003cem\u003eSo Big\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613587443986,"sku":"9780061859984","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a62ff92-7d56-4ee6-a1a0-67bcc050e66a.jpg?v=1748508917","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/so-big-9780061859984","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}