Fanny Herself: Autobiographical Novel

Fanny Herself tells the story of Fanny Brandeis a young Jewish woman living in the early 20th century. As a girl after the death of her father Fanny watches her single mother run a local business in her small Wisconsin hometown in order to feed Fanny and her brother who has a potential to be violin virtuoso. After her mother passes away Fanny moves to Chicago along with her childhood friend Clarence and becomes a successful buyer at a large mail-order house. Clarence believes Fanny is an artist at heart and wants her to devote herself to art but she is driven by desire and vision to eventually become a complete woman.