{"product_id":"roast-beef-medium-the-business-adventures-of-emma-mcchesney-book-1with-an-introduction-by-rogers-dickinson-9781406749915","title":"Roast Beef, Medium - The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney - Book 1;With an Introduction by Rogers Dickinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty, sharp, and confident, Emma McChesney is a fierce heroine. Following a bitter divorce, she sets out against all odds as a travelling saleswoman so she can support herself and her son.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoast Beef, Medium - The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in Edna Ferber's trilogy. It's 1911, and our 36-year-old heroine has just struggled through an awful divorce. Now alone with her 17-year-old son, Jock, Emma McChesney becomes the only travelling saleswoman for a New York skirts and petticoats company, T. A. Buck's Featherbloom Petticoats. Her life suddenly revolves around train journeys and dirty hotel stays. She must ward off her male colleagues' unwanted advances while they persistently tell her that her career isn't suitable for a woman. Strong-willed and sharp-tongued, Emma McChesney represents many hardworking single mothers in early twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1913, Edna Ferber's comedic novel highlights her famous wit and is not to be missed by fans of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edna Ferber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781406749915","brand":"Read \u0026 Co. Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44308036419699,"sku":"9781406749915","price":27.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_525ff330-c386-4e4c-be41-7a70df0fad43.jpg?v=1771075586","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/roast-beef-medium-the-business-adventures-of-emma-mcchesney-book-1with-an-introduction-by-rogers-dickinson-9781406749915","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}