So Big

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Edna Ferber's So Big is a powerful portrait of Selina Peake, a resilient woman navigating life in turn-of-the-century Chicago. Orphaned at nineteen, Selina leaves her teaching job to support her family as a farmer after her husband's untimely death. Defying societal expectations, she is determined to provide her son, Dirk, with every opportunity to succeed, tackling issues of poverty and sexism along the way. This classic work resonates today and is a must-read for fans of influential American literature.