A Woman Of Independent Means
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Woman Of Independent Means
By (Author) Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Little, Brown Book Group
Virago Press Ltd
11th April 2000
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 126mm, Height 198mm
Description
At the turn of the century, a time when women had few choices, Bess Steed Garner inherits a legacy - not only of wealth but of determination and desire, making her truly a woman of independent means. From the early 1900s through the 1960s, we accompany Bess as she endures life's trials and triumphs with unfailing courage and indomitable spirit: the sacrifices love sometimes requires of the heart, the flaws and rewards of marriage, the often-tested bond between mother and child, and the will to defy a society that demands conformity.
Told in letters we follow the remarkable life of Bess Steed Garner from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977.Reviews
'Bess is so remarkable a character that I seem here to be reviewing not A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS but the woman herself' NEW YORK TIMES 'Thanks to Hailey's splendid mastery of plain English, Bess illuminates the life of others as well as her own in deft, articulate, cursive strokes that any love of language will find irresistible' LOS ANGELES TIMES 'Irrestistible ... nothing about it is ordinary' LOS ANGELES TIMES 'A delightful reading of large, splashy doings in the small pond of an endearingly lively, bossy, responsible, and much-loving lady' KIRKUS REVIEWS
Author Bio
Inspired by her grandmother's life, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey wrote this book for her daughters. She is the author of LIFE SENTENCES, JOANNA'S HUSBAND AND DAVID'S WIFE and HOME FREE. Hailey lives in Studio City, California.
