Siddons, Foxs Earth 1st/1st Edition 1981, Southern Life, Novel
"Fox's Earth" by Anne Rivers Siddons, published by Simon and Schuster, New York: 1981, 1st Edition / 1st Printing with digit '1' present in the digit line.
Original dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap [some browning and staining, especially the inside of jacket]; hard boards, quarter bound in red cloth and red boards, gilt lettering on spine, 5.3/4" x 8.3/4"; red endpapers, prior owner's name inside cover, slightly stained front endpaper, 477 pages, a little soiling to the outer page edges, very good condition.
The dark but seductive tale of five generations of Southern women and the house that was 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.
During the time periods she writes about, the South has its own very inclusive identity that hardly welcomes those of us from the North. This novel centers around the life on Ruth Yancey Fox and her overwhelming desires and control over the lives of everyone she touches, especially those female daughters and granddaughters. It's also the story of Rip, an African-American woman who works for Ruth Fox, and who is a guardian over those Ruth seeks to control. It had been said of Southern women that although they looked fragile (or something) on the outside, they had backbones of steel. That was true of Ruth Fox. It's a novel of family, control, love, lack of love, betrayal, watchfulness, loss, and redemption. [a review]
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US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $26.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $34.50
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"Fox's Earth" by Anne Rivers Siddons, published by Simon and Schuster, New York: 1981, 1st Edition / 1st Printing with digit '1' present in the digit line.
Original dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap [some browning and staining, especially the inside of jacket]; hard boards, quarter bound in red cloth and red boards, gilt lettering on spine, 5.3/4" x 8.3/4"; red endpapers, prior owner's name inside cover, slightly stained front endpaper, 477 pages, a little soiling to the outer page edges, very good condition.
The dark but seductive tale of five generations of Southern women and the house that was 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.
During the time periods she writes about, the South has its own very inclusive identity that hardly welcomes those of us from the North. This novel centers around the life on Ruth Yancey Fox and her overwhelming desires and control over the lives of everyone she touches, especially those female daughters and granddaughters. It's also the story of Rip, an African-American woman who works for Ruth Fox, and who is a guardian over those Ruth seeks to control. It had been said of Southern women that although they looked fragile (or something) on the outside, they had backbones of steel. That was true of Ruth Fox. It's a novel of family, control, love, lack of love, betrayal, watchfulness, loss, and redemption. [a review]
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Country restrictions may apply - the lesser expansive Priority or 1st Class shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $26.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $34.50
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