Fanny Herself

Samenvatting
“Fanny Brandeis” follows Fanny Brandeis, a young Jewish girl, and her mother, Molly Brandeis, in Winnebago, a small Wisconsin town. Molly owns Brandeis’ Bazaar and, after her husband’s death, runs the business as a single mother while navigating the town’s expectations and social pressures. Through their mother-daughter relationship, the novel explores personal growth and the constraints of gender roles in a society largely shaped by male dominance. Fanny’s energetic, imaginative temperament is presented alongside the difficulties she encounters as she grows up amid tradition and shifting social norms, with Molly’s strength and resilience guiding the path toward adulthood.