Although her novel Cimarron was the best-selling book of 1930, Edna Ferber reels from harsh criticism coming from Oklahoma. Folks there resent her portrait of the fledgling state. Stunned by the attacks, she finds her new novel, American Beauty, difficult to write. Venturing into Connecticut, exploring the rivalry between the old Yankees and the new Polish immigrants, she fears a new round of damning criticism. In desperation, she accepts an invitation...