Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 ? April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included Giant (1952) which was made into the 1956 Hollywood movie.

Ferber's novels generally featured strong female protagonists, along with a rich and diverse collection of supporting characters. She usually highlighted at least one strong secondary character who faced discrimination ethnically or for other reasons; through this technique, Ferber demonstrated her belief that people are people and that the not-so-pretty persons have the best character.

There is no information about the novel available on Wikipedia at this time, but here is a link to the film entry.