Project Gutenberg 2005-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 93 Ferber, Edna 1885 1968 20008793 Half Portions Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. The maternal feminine -- April 25th, as usual -- Old lady Mandle -- You've got to be selfish -- Long distance -- Un morso doo pang -- One hundred per cent -- Farmer in the dell -- The dancing girls. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Aaron Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Half Portions" by Edna Ferber is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces Aunt Sophy Decker, a middle-aged spinster and successful milliner in Chippewa, Wisconsin. It explores her life as she operates her hat shop, navigates family dynamics, and provides emotional support to her sisters and their families, all while reflecting on her own unfulfilled desires and giving nature. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Aunt Sophy as a character who embodies the challenges and virtues of single life. She is portrayed as a self-reliant businesswoman who caters to a diverse clientele, from fashionable women to working-class girls. The opening details her relationships with her married sisters, who often confide in her about their dissatisfaction with marriage and motherhood. Sophy, despite being perceived as a "poor aunt," exhibits a depth of understanding and tolerance that reflects her strength and resilience. The narrative sets the stage for a poignant exploration of womanhood, sacrifice, and the complexities of family relationships, hinting at Sophy's journey of self-discovery amid the expectations placed on her by her family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 423456 423471 2024-10-06T14:15:59.864669 2023-09-07T04:39:22.864334 text/html text/html 436841 2020-12-19T05:41:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 167467 2020-12-19T05:41:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224106 2024-10-06T14:16:07.401641 application/epub+zip 228419 2024-10-06T14:16:01.962706 application/epub+zip 228419 2024-10-06T14:16:00.682682 application/epub+zip 375494 2024-10-06T14:16:11.483779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360369 2024-10-06T14:16:06.599646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332485 2022-09-07T17:56:39.030824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406924 406846 2024-10-06T14:15:58.950707 2023-09-07T04:39:22.005269 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 406763 2020-12-19T05:41:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162306 2020-12-19T05:41:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406756 2020-12-19T05:41:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162217 2020-12-19T05:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21665 2024-10-06T14:16:11.623616 application/rdf+xml 9074 2024-10-06T14:16:01.240670 image/jpeg 2729 2024-10-06T14:16:00.964672 image/jpeg 218816 2024-10-06T14:15:59.901693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia