
Roast Beef, Medium
by Edna Ferber
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Emma McChesney, a divorced mother, travels the Midwest as a sales representative for a large skirt and petticoat manufacturer. She is hardworking and able to outsell the slickest of the men salesmen. Her many adventures with people are funny and poignant. She has learned to focus on her work and her seventeen-year-old son, Jock. Experience has taught her that it is usually best to stick to roast beef, medium and not get stomach ache with fancy sauces and exotic dishes. This is the first of three volumes following the career and adventures of Emma McChesney.Book Details
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Edna Ferber
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Edna Ferberwas an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a Hu...
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