03030nam 22006851 450 991096186590332120251117102028.01-61277-783-X(CKB)2670000000418986(EBL)3120063(SSID)ssj0001000132(PQKBManifestationID)12397261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001000132(PQKBWorkID)10950629(PQKB)10662164(MiAaPQ)EBC3120063(Au-PeEL)EBL3120063(CaPaEBR)ebr10754374(OCoLC)922994960(BIP)48901561(BIP)7556036(EXLCZ)99267000000041898620020206d2003 ub 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrFor dear life and selected short stories /by Belinda Jelliffe ; edited by Virginia Pruitt and Howard Faulkner1st ed.Kent, Ohio :Kent State University Press,2003.1 online resource (293 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87338-747-3 Includes bibliographical references.""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""For Dear Life""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11""; ""Chapter 12""; ""Chapter 13""; ""Chapter 14""; ""Short Stories""; ""My Mother-in-Law""; ""Agnes Island""The republication of this novel reintroduces readers to a strong southern writer, an interesting female voice, and a compelling story. This realistic portrayal of life among the rural poor of the early twentieth century shows the struggle of a tough-minded woman who fought her entire life to overcome the obstacles that confronted women and the working poor. Presented here with two previously unpublished short stories, For Dear Life, edited by Virginia Pruitt and Howard Faulkner, will appeal to those interested in women's studies, social history, and American studies, as well as to anyone who enjoys quality fiction.Rural familiesFictionPoor familiesFictionPoor womenFictionNursesFictionNorth CarolinaFictionAutobiographical fiction.gsafdDomestic fiction.lcshBildungsromans.gsafdRural familiesPoor familiesPoor womenNurses813/.52Jelliffe Belinda1890-1979.1869718Pruitt Virginia D.1943-1869719Faulkner Howard J.1945-1869720MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961865903321For dear life and selected short stories4477946UNINA