"Buttered Side Down" by Edna Ferber is a compilation of short stories that paints a picture of early 20th-century life. The stories follow different people as they face the ups and downs of daily existence, mainly in cities like Chicago, and explores the hopes and worries of regular people, focusing on themes like feeling alone, finding love, and chasing dreams. For example, we meet Gertie, a young woman living in a poor boarding house in Chicago, and we see her tiredness after working in a department store all day, and the connection with the "Kid Next Door" suggests a growing friendship. It all adds up to a meaningful look at relationships and personal growth as the book continues.
Buttered Side Down: Stories
By Edna Ferber
Experience the struggles and small joys of city life as young adults navigate loneliness, friendship, and the search for belonging in a bygone era.
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1995-11-01
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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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