I really did like this book by Edna Ferber about a woman named Salina marrying into a Dutch community in the midwest. Salina is a woman who values art and beauty and befriends Roelf, a budding artist who she encourages to pursue his dreams and develop his talent.
Later, she marries, has a son, her husband dies, and she sacrifices her wants to give her son a good life. Her son Dirk ends up somewhat spoiled, but later realizes all his mother has given him.
A great hard-working, turn-of-the-century story in the vein of The Magnificent Ambersons or Alice Adams.
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