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Casual Affairs: The Life and Fiction of Sally Benson (Excelsior Editions)

Maryellen Keefe

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Description:In "Casual Affairs," Maryellen V. Keefe vividly follows the life and career of Sally Benson, the "New Yorker" writer remembered by generations of moviegoers for "Meet Me in St. Louis," the film that brought her family to life. Keefe traces Benson s life from her childhood in St. Louis to marriage and motherhood to her award-winning fiction career and her success as a Hollywood screenwriter. Through the Jazz Age and into the 1930s and 40s, Benson negotiated the transition from domesticity to the marketplace, becoming a full-fledged career woman while juggling her responsibilities as a wife and mother and indulging in several quiet little affairs. She succeeded early in a profession dominated by men, forging her way in a largely male world and winning the support and friendship of colleagues and editors. Benson established herself as a writer known for brutally honest portraits of middle-class women much like herself."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Casual Affairs: The Life and Fiction of Sally Benson (Excelsior Editions). To get started finding Casual Affairs: The Life and Fiction of Sally Benson (Excelsior Editions), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In "Casual Affairs," Maryellen V. Keefe vividly follows the life and career of Sally Benson, the "New Yorker" writer remembered by generations of moviegoers for "Meet Me in St. Louis," the film that brought her family to life. Keefe traces Benson s life from her childhood in St. Louis to marriage and motherhood to her award-winning fiction career and her success as a Hollywood screenwriter. Through the Jazz Age and into the 1930s and 40s, Benson negotiated the transition from domesticity to the marketplace, becoming a full-fledged career woman while juggling her responsibilities as a wife and mother and indulging in several quiet little affairs. She succeeded early in a profession dominated by men, forging her way in a largely male world and winning the support and friendship of colleagues and editors. Benson established herself as a writer known for brutally honest portraits of middle-class women much like herself."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Casual Affairs: The Life and Fiction of Sally Benson (Excelsior Editions). To get started finding Casual Affairs: The Life and Fiction of Sally Benson (Excelsior Editions), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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