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So Big and Aren't We All in the Chicago Book Scene
A literary roundup reviews Edna Ferber's So Big focusing on Selina DeJong and Dirk as a Chicago suburb narrative. It contrasts the novel with Arent We All and Martin Flavin's The Children of the Moon, noting urban life, mothering, and postwar themes with emphasis on Selina's perseverance and Dirk's city portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Ferber
Selina DeJong
Peake
Dirk
Chicago
Fife
Selina
Selina Peake
High Prairie
Klaas Pool
Rock Pool
Oscar Wilde
Frederick Lonsdale
New York
Lord Grenham
Willie Tatham
Margot
Egypt
Willocks
Martin Flavin
Major Bannister
Jane
Porter
Atherton
Jac Tulman