Zusatztext 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 Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Klappentext THE BESTSELLING NOVEL NOW A SUCCESSFUL MINISERIES STARRING SALLY FIELD 'Bess is so remarkable a character' NEW YORK TIMES 'A delightful reading of large, splashy doings in the small pond' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'Irresistible . . . nothing about it is ordinary' LOS ANGELES TIMES 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 from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977. Vorwort A bestselling sensation when it was first published in 1978, A Woman of Independent Means has delighted millions of readers and was the inspiration for the television miniseries starring Sally Field. Zusammenfassung A bestselling sensation when it was first published in 1978, A Woman of Independent Means has delighted millions of readers and was the inspiration for the television miniseries starring Sally Field.

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

Vorwort
A bestselling sensation when it was first published in 1978, A Woman of Independent Means **has delighted millions of readers and was the inspiration for the television miniseries starring Sally Field.

Autorentext

Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

Klappentext

THE BESTSELLING NOVEL NOW A SUCCESSFUL MINISERIES STARRING SALLY FIELD

**'Bess is so remarkable a character' NEW YORK TIMES **

**'A delightful reading of large, splashy doings in the small pond' KIRKUS REVIEWS **

'Irresistible . . . nothing about it is ordinary' LOS ANGELES TIMES

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 from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977.

Zusammenfassung
A bestselling sensation when it was first published in 1978, A Woman of Independent Means has delighted millions of readers and was the inspiration for the television miniseries starring Sally Field.