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The book centres on 'The May of Teck Club', a fictional institution said to have been established by Princess May of Teck during the First World War [5] "for the Pecuniary Convenience and Social Protection of Ladies of Slender Means below the age of Thirty Years, who are obliged to reside apart from their Families in order to follow an Occupation in London".
In Books in the Media, the book received 4.19 out of 5 stars, based on fifteen critic reviews. [7] In the January/February 2020 issue of Bookmarks, the book received three and a half out of five stars. The magazine's critical summary reads: "Girl, Woman, Other is "a sprawling book, but too intimate to be considered an epic" (New Republic)". [8 ...
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.
"By Sophia, a Person of Quality" on the cover of Woman Not Inferior to Man, 1739. "Sophia, a Person of Quality" was a pen name used by the author of two English protofeminist treatises published in the mid-18th century, following a period trend of women's histories and political tracts arguing in favor of equal rights known as the querelle des femmes.
"Sara Paretsky, author of a series of mystery novels featuring detective V.I Warshawski, is known for bringing a feminist perspective to the hard-boiled Private Eye genre."(Hileman) Throughout the first book of the series, Indemnity Only, the idea of a strong female lead character is taking shape. Paretsky believed that females need to be ...
All of Emily Giffin’s 12 novels, including her latest, The Summer Pact (Ballantine), are NYT bestsellers, and 5 have been optioned for film or TV. The film adaptation of her first novel ...
Ain't I a Woman is praised for tackling the intersection of race and gender that marginalizes Black women. [3] hooks' writing has also opened the door for other Black women to write and theorize about similar topics. [4] The book is commonly used in gender studies, Black studies, and philosophy courses.
On the November/December 2015 issue of Bookmarks, the book received (4.0 out of 5) stars, with the critical summary saying, "As a "singular savage suburban noir" (Los Angeles Times), Eileen relies on character development but also on the elegance of Moshfegh's line-by-line prose, with each sentence "playful, shocking, wise, morbid, witty, [and ...