“Wasn't marriage, like life, unstimulating and unprofitable and somewhat empty when too well ordered and protected and guarded. Wasn't it finer, more splendid, more nourishing, when it was, like life itself, a mixture of the sordid and the magnificent; of mud and stars; of earth and flowers; of love and hate and laughter and tears and ugliness and beauty and hurt.”
Quote by Edna Ferber
Work
Show Boat ; So Big ; Cimarron: Three Living Novels of American Life
This compilation includes 'Show Boat', a story set in the world of riverboat performers; 'So Big', a novel about a woman's struggle for self-fulfillment; and 'Cimarron', a tale of a cowboy's journey to success and the American Dream. more
Author
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was an American novelist renowned for her rich imagination and profound social insight. Her works often feature female protagonists, exploring the status and roles of women in society. Her representative works include 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Anna Karenina'. more
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