Word: reigning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tried out the idea first with Walt Disney Productions, which would not agree to give her the artistic control she wanted. She skipped the networks, knowing she would have to hack her way through brambles of bureaucracy, and decided to go to pay cable. Showtime agreed to let her reign over the project and put up half of the money. The other half is footed by Gaylord Productions, a Los Angeles firm that will handle syndication and videocassette rights...
...effect on the household is subtle, her presence is constantly felt, her power never doubted. From her family, she commands an unlikely mix of fear, respect and sincere love. And as family matriarcl., Lil Krauss becomes the symbol of female dominance throughout Joan Chase's first novel. During the Reign of the Queen of Persia...
Were it not for the author's compelling artistry and style. During the Reign of the Queen of Persia might easily be dismissed as an interesting experiment. The girls live on their grandmother's farm in Northern Ohio, and nothing terribly tragic or extraordinary ever happens in the old brick house and surrounding fields where they spend their days. But the strength of this novel does not lie in the glamour of its characters or the excitement of their lives, but rather in the author's ability to make this simple, unceasingly ordinary family compelling. Through her narrators, Chase delves...
During the Reign of the Queen of Persia, written by a woman, from the perspective of women, remains foremost a widely appealing story of an American family. Like Lil Krauss, it is testimony that the female voice can be heard by all ears...
DURING THE REIGN OF THE QUEEN OF PERSIA...