本书是美国作家艾德娜-费勃（Edna Ferber）的短篇小说集。费勃的小说通常会以一位很强的女性为主角，同时也包括其他一些有血有肉的人物角色。
 Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, author and playwright. Ferber'

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