Selina is raised by her single father
Different from the girls of her era
Her mind open and expecting great adventures
Through talks with her Dad, reading and theatre
Then one day her father is shot accidentally
That leaves her alone, sad but ready to tackle the world independently
She packs her bags and heads off to teach Engish in the High Prairie
For a few years, she thinks, to earn some money, just temporary
But things take a turn when she falls in love with a farmer
The city life that she had envisioned takes a detour
As a typical farmer's wife, she learns to adapt
As a mother of a son and an alpha male as a husband is set
Then one day, the farmer dies leaving her to fend
For her son and herself which was unheard of back then
No lady was welcome to sell their produce at the market
But Selina was a fighter, a son to look after, a farm to master
And this is how she raised her son So BigHoping he'd have the sense of adventure like she did
But he grew up to be a man who fell in love with money
You'd think she'd be proud of his success but she was ashamed sadly
That he had given in to the charms of an office instead of experience
And judged people by their wealth, not their heart or their sense
She tried to guide him the best way without forcing it on him
And watched from a distance at his indifference, her hope dimmed
So Big by Edna Ferber is now in the Public Domain
Read it on the Gutenberg Project or choose the audio version to listen
I absolutely love the way Ferber tells the story
And the words she used to describe feelings and the High Prarie
No surprise it won the Pulitzer Prize and was the best selling book of the year
You'll also get some gems that will make you think, cheers
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