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Overview"When it comes to depicting the modern American South, Anne River Siddons is unrivaled. In Fox's Earth, called ""psychologically astute and excellently written"" by Cosmopolitan, she pens a dark but seductive tale of five generations of Southern women and the house that was at once both their greatest inheritance and their most confining prison. In 1904, Ruth Yancey is only ten years old when she is brought to live at the magnificent mansion called Fox's Earth. But the impoverished daughter of an abusive mill worker has already internalized her mother's steely code: Men may hold all the power, but a woman possesses one thing that can get her anything in the world she wants...if she's prepared to make certain sacrifices. Deserted by her mother in order to give her a better chance at wealth, Ruth's own ambition drives her to possess Fox's Earth at any cost, even though her sacrifice will ultimately be her own husband, children, and grandchildren." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne Rivers SiddonsPublisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Simon & Schuster Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 17.20cm Weight: 0.263kg ISBN: 9781416544968ISBN 10: 1416544968 Pages: 546 Publication Date: 20 May 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsA splendid book...absolutely mesmerizing! <p> -- Chicago Tribune Book World A splendid book...absolutely mesmerizing! -- Chicago Tribune Book World A splendid book...absolutely mesmerizing! <p>-- Chicago Tribune Book World Author InformationAnne Rivers Siddons was born in a small railroad town just south of Atlanta, where her family has lived for six generations. She attended Auburn University and later joined the staff of Atlanta magazine. Her first novel, Heartbreak Hotel, a story of her college days at Auburn, was later made into a movie called Heart of Dixie, starring Ally Sheedy. Since then she has written fifteen more novels, many of which have been bestsellers. Recently, a movie version of her later novel The House Next Door was aired on LifeTime Network. Ms. Siddons now divides her time between Atlanta and Brooklin, Maine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |