A Woman Of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
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.
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. . 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 *
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey . . . [A] classy, classic-penning author of the trailblazing A Woman of Independent Means * Texas Observer *
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 *
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 *
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. . 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 *
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey . . . [A] classy, classic-penning author of the trailblazing A Woman of Independent Means * Texas Observer *
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 *
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 *
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (1938) is an American novelist, playwright and journalist. A first novel was the bestselling novel, A Woman of Independent Means (1978) which was inspired by her grandmother. This was adapted into a major miniseries starring Sally Field and it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding Miniseries and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries. She has also written three additional bestselling novels: Life Sentences (1982), Joanna's Husband and David's Wife (1986) and Home Free (1991).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860497667 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860497667 |
| Title | A Woman Of Independent Means |
| Author | Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2000-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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