«Buttered Side Down» by Edna Ferber

Buttered Side Down is a short story collection, first published in 1912, by American novelist Edna Ferber, who won the Pulitzer price in 1925.

The Stories included are:

— The frog and the puddle

— The man who came back

— What she wore

— A bush league hero

— The kitchen side of the door

— One of the old girls

— Maymeys from Cuba

— The leading lady

— That home-town feeling

— The homely heroine

— Sun dried

— Where the car turns at 18th.

Edna Ferber (1885–1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Giant (1952; 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 people have the best character.