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The short stories in this collection take the reader from small-town Wisconsin to the bustling streets of New York and Chicago and back again. It explores the role of women (especially strong or unconventional women) in modern society, the mores of the midwestern small town, and the changes over time in relationships between parents and children.

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ADVANCE PRAISE "All these stories and all these pages are thronged with real men and women, and in them Miss Ferber continues to display not merely her skill at story telling, but also her greater skill at breathing into them the breath of life." -- Boston Transcript

Half Portions

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    A Paperback by E Ferber

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      Publisher: MO - University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/23/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780252071294, 978-0252071294
      ISBN10: 0252071298

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The short stories in this collection take the reader from small-town Wisconsin to the bustling streets of New York and Chicago and back again. It explores the role of women (especially strong or unconventional women) in modern society, the mores of the midwestern small town, and the changes over time in relationships between parents and children.

      Trade Review
      ADVANCE PRAISE "All these stories and all these pages are thronged with real men and women, and in them Miss Ferber continues to display not merely her skill at story telling, but also her greater skill at breathing into them the breath of life." -- Boston Transcript

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