{"product_id":"a-woman-of-independent-means-9781860497667","title":"A Woman Of Independent Means","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING NOVEL NOW A SUCCESSFUL MINISERIES STARRING SALLY FIELD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bess is so remarkable a character' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delightful reading of large, splashy doings in the small pond' \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Irresistible . . . nothing about it is ordinary' \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the turn of the century, a time when women had few choices, Bess Steed Garner inherits a legacy - not only of wealth but of determination and desire, making her truly a woman of independent means. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the early 1900s through the 1960s, we accompany Bess as she endures life's trials and triumphs with unfailing courage and indomitable spirit: the sacrifices love sometimes requires of the heart, the flaws and rewards of marriage, the often-tested bond between mother and child, and the will to defy a society that demands conformity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in letters we follow the remarkable life of Bess from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBess is so \u003cb\u003eremarkable a character \u003c\/b\u003ethat I seem here to be reviewing not \u003ci\u003eA Woman of Independent Means\u003c\/i\u003e but the woman herself * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eThanks to Hailey's splendid mastery of plain English, \u003cb\u003eBess illuminates the life of others \u003c\/b\u003eas well as her own in deft, articulate, cursive strokes that any love of language will find \u003cb\u003eirresistible\u003c\/b\u003e . . . nothing about it is ordinary * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003eA delightful reading of large, splashy doings in the small pond of an endearingly lively, bossy, responsible, and much-loving lady * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Forsythe Hailey . . . [A] classy, classic-penning author of the trailblazing A Woman of Independent Means * Texas Observer *\u003cbr\u003eIrrestistible ... nothing about it is ordinary * LOS ANGELES TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eA delightful reading of large, splashy doings in the small pond of an endearingly lively, bossy, responsible, and much-loving lady * KIRKUS REVIEWS *\u003cbr\u003eBess is so remarkable a character that I seem here to be reviewing not A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS but the woman herself * NEW YORK TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eThanks to Hailey's splendid mastery of plain English, Bess illuminates the life of others as well as her own in deft, articulate, cursive strokes that any love of language will find irresistible * LOS ANGELES TIMES *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771667874135,"sku":"9781860497667","price":20.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781860497667.jpg?v=1758728707","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-woman-of-independent-means-9781860497667","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}