Word: authoress
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mother dead, her father helpless from a stroke, her husband (insufficiently insured) killed in a train wreck, a baby and no prospects, it might look to the reader as if Bea's career had slid back at the start. But only to jump further, Bea and her authoress simply roll up their sleeves...
...tycoonship achieved, her daughter polished to a fine finish. Bea thought of retiring, of marrying her assistant. Flake, and having some fun before she got too old. Alas for tycoons, she found that Flake and her daughter were hopelessly in love. Over the end of Bea's career Authoress Hurst draws a brisk veil...
Famed Historian David Saville Muzzey compiled a list of 50 citizens who "on a basis of their contributions to public life" would find prominence in U. S. history books of 1983. Only woman listed: Authoress Edith Wharton. Reconsidering, he mentioned Social Worker Jane Addams. Omitted "advisedly" was Calvin Coolidge...
...next day and get married. While they drive to Gretna Green and marriage they are too tired, too busy with their reminiscent thoughts, to say much to each other, but this time they are sure it will be a go. Whether such a laudable transmogrification is possible or not, Authoress James succeeds in making her twp love-torn victims likely winners, their hard-won happy ending almost as plausible as praiseworthy...
...infinite credit, the authoress has succeeded in endowing her pages with intense, at times terrible, vitality. To be sure, there are none of the tricks which make for artful smooth writing. Rather, her approach is direct, blunt, similar one often remarks, to that of an oral narrator. But her character analysis and descriptive power are nonetheless shrewd, firm, displaying a startling insight...