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.

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.