Dawn O'Hara (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Edna Ferber

Overview

In Ferber's first novel, published in 1911, Dawn O'Hara is a New York newspaperwoman who returns home to Michigan when her mentally ill husband is institutionalized.  With the help of a handsome doctor, Dawn rebuilds her career as a journalist, but her growing feelings for the doctor are complicated by her loyalty to her husband.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411444973
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	03/08/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	326
File size:	255 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was an American journalist and writer.  Her stories feature strong female protagonists as well as characters who overcome discrimination. Her 1924 novel So Big won the Pulitzer Prize, and her novel Show Boat (1926) was adapted into one of the great American musicals.  Her later novel Giant (1952) was made into blockbuster film.