{"product_id":"celebrating-women-women-writing-on-women-family-friends-feminism-and-fun-9781837330041","title":"Celebrating Women: Women Writing on Women: Family, Friends, Feminism and Fun","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah Gristwood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Batsford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Batsford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating collection of women's writing--including everything from poetry, letters, novels, memoir, and journals--that celebrates the joy of being a woman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile centuries of men, and the first generations of feminists have (from very different perspectives) lamented the experience of womanhood, this new collection takes a refreshing look at all there is to enjoy. Chapters include \"Firsts\" with voices such as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Marie Curie, the first female Nobel prizewinner; \"Festivities,\" which emphasizes frivolity and pleasure; \"Friends\" exploring the depth of connection experienced through female friendship; \"Family,\" on mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers; and \"Flowering,\" which celebrates women's creativity, passion, and love of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Amy Tan representing the uplifting comfort of parties with friends in \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, to Sylvia Plath considering the fierce and confusing love she feels for her mother, and Elizabeth I embracing her role as Britain's first successful woman ruler, \u003ci\u003eCelebrating Women\u003c\/i\u003e includes a diverse range of voices from across the ages that explores the breadth and gratification experience in different women's lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains a huge selection of writers dating back to the fifteenth century, from Christine de Pizan to Emily Dickinson, Germaine Greer to Alice Walker.","brand":"Batsford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46288661741719,"sku":"9781837330041","price":1691.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781837330041.webp?v=1768663836","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/celebrating-women-women-writing-on-women-family-friends-feminism-and-fun-9781837330041","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}