Emma McChesney & Co. - Book 3

Emma McChesney & Co. is the final instalment of Edna Ferber's trilogy, and the comedic novel is full of new beginnings, frightening leaps of faith, and life-altering revelations.First published in 1915, Emma McChesney & Co. brings the trilogy to a close as Emma McChesney s son, Jock, moves to Chicago with his new wife, leaving his mother to debate the nest stages of her life. Alone in the overwhelming emptiness of her New York flat, Edna Ferber s protagonist decides to throw caution to the wind and reverts back to her travelling saleswoman career. Boarding a ship to South America, Emma McChesney visits Brazil, Buenos Aires, and Argentina in an effort to drum up a new wave of custom for T. A. Buck s Featherbloom Petticoats before their competition can.But when she returns to New York, Emma McChesney faces a life-altering decision. Should she marry her sweetheart, T. A. Buck Jr? And if so, will she give up her job to become a dutiful housewife? Edna Ferber turns early twentieth-century expectations for women on their heads in this surprisingly modern classic. Emma McChesney & Co. is not to be missed by fans of Ferber s hilariously entertaining trilogy.