"Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney" by Edna Ferber is a story from the early 1900s about Emma McChesney, a determined woman who sells Featherloom Petticoats. Emma's journey shows her cleverness and strength as she travels and works in a difficult sales world, all while thinking about her life and feelings as a mom. The book begins with Emma eating alone in a hotel, thinking about how tough her work is, and remembering her meeting with a charming young man starting out in sales. She gives him advice based on what she's learned. As she does this, Emma misses her home and son. The book mixes funny moments with serious thoughts as Emma tries to do well at her job and be a good mother to her teenage son, Jock.
Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney
By Edna Ferber
A witty saleswoman proves her worth in a man's world, balancing work and motherhood with sharp business sense and heartwarming charm.
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About the AuthorEdna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.
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