Ferber, Edna

And so, the story writers used to say, they lived happily ever after.

Um-m-m—maybe. After the glamour had worn off, and the glass slippers were worn out, did the Prince never find Cinderella's manner redolent of the kitchen hearth; and was it never necessary that he remind her to be more careful of her finger-nails and grammar? After Puss in Boots had won wealth and a wife for his young master did not that gentleman often fume with chagrin because the neighbors, perhaps, refused to call on the lady of the former poor miller's son?

It is a great risk to take with one's book-children. These stories make no such promises. They stop just short of the phrase of the old story writers, and end truthfully, thus: And so they lived. E. F.

И вот, - обычно говорили авторы рассказов, - они жили долго и счастливо.

Гм-м-м—может быть. После того, ка Развернуть

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edna Ferber, this collection of short stories features the tales of many brave, charming women who will stay with you long after you've set this volume down.

Set in Chicago in the early 1910s, these 12 short stories mostly feature everyday American women. Edna Ferber was a humorous, witty writer with excellent skill for capturing the small details of normal life. Her writing is sometimes sad and at other times comedic, but her stories are always memorable.

В этом сборнике рассказов писательницы Эдны Фербер, лауреата Пулитцеровской премии, собраны истории многих храбрых, очаровательных женщин, которые останутся с вами надолго после того, как вы отложите эту книгу.

Действие этих 12 рассказов разворачивается в Чикаг Развернуть