Literary Fiction · ThoughtfulA 1941 novel of a family whose members pursue freedom and struggle with spouses and kin
In This Our Life
Ellen Glasgow's 1941 novel of family life, which won the 1942 Pulitzer Prize
Ellen Glasgow's In This Our Life, published in 1941, is a novel of family relationships. A 1941 review by Sterling North in the Chicago Daily News noted that its characters have a vein of iron but also a vein of weakness and moral corruption, and that they pursue freedom while struggling to adjust to spouses and family. Glasgow is known for realistic portrayals of the changing American South.
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Who
Members of one family, with their spouses and relatives.
World
Glasgow was born and lived in Richmond, Virginia, and is known for novels of the changing American South.
What makes it different
The title comes from George Meredith's sonnet sequence Modern Love. It won the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, and Warner Brothers bought the film rights and made a film with Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland.
Feel
A quiet, character-driven novel of manners.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- In This Our LifeWikipedia