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Edna Ferber

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Selina Peake grows up with a love of books and, orphaned at 19, lands a position teaching school in a rural Dutch community where she discovers a love for the land and for growing things. She marries and has a son named Dirk, but is determined that Dirk will do whatever he wants. Dirk grows up and leaves his mother's teachings behind, becoming a bond salesman before discovering for himself that there are things more important than making money.