Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner
In This Our Life
by Ellen Glasgow
Summary
A dysfunctional Virginia family unravels as the selfish and manipulative daughter Stanley destroys the lives of everyone around her in her pursuit of wealth and status.
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Historical Context & Significance
Glasgow was a grande dame of Southern letters who had been writing for 40 years; this late-career win acknowledged her lifetime achievement in chronicling the decline of the Old South aristocracy.