Anne Rivers Siddons: women in the south Authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta Women authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta Novelists, American--Georgia--Atlanta Women novelists, American--Georgia--Atlanta Women--Georgia--Atlanta Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Men--Georgia--Atlanta Books--Georgia--Atlanta Women--Southern States Authors--Interviews Interviews--Georgia--Atlanta Siddons, Anne Rivers Video of author and Georgia native Anne Rivers Siddons talking about the difficulties southern women face when making unconventional choices for their lives. She wears a red suit and faces forward. Siddons states that the south can be difficult for "gifted women." She notes that women can be adventurous but they "will pay a price for it." An unidentified interviewer is shown at the end of the interview. Siddons is best known for books about Atlanta, Georgia and its environs. Two novels, Homeplace (1987) and Nora, Nora (2000), take place in a fictionalized version of Fairburn, her hometown, in Fulton County. She is also the author of two books of nonfiction, Go Straight on Peachtree (1978), a McDonald City Guide to Atlanta, and John Chancellor Makes Me Cry (1975), a series of essays patterned around the changing seasons in Atlanta. New Georgia Encyclopedia Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Video recordings Moving images http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-3970 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-532 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia System requirements: QuickTime version 7.1 or higher is required to view object. 1987/1992 Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.) Courtesy of Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.