"Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed" by Edna Ferber is a story about a young newspaper reporter, Dawn O'Hara, navigating a difficult period of recovery and self-discovery in New York City. Readers follow Dawn as she comes back from an sickness, staying away from her family in a boarding house. Her troubled marriage to Peter Orme, a writer in an asylum, and the support of her sister Norah, paint a picture of her struggles. Through her journey, the book shows how tough it is for her to balance her work goals while dealing with personal relationships, all through the use of humor.
Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed
By Edna Ferber
A resilient young woman uses her wit and determination to rebuild her life and career after illness and a complicated marriage threaten to consume her.
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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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