The Women's Room
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The Women's Room
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The Women's Room
The classic bestselling feminist novel that awakened both women and men.
The classic feminist novel, reissued for its 30th anniversary.
A landmark in feminist literature, The Women's Room is a biting social commentary of a world gone silently haywire. Written in the 1970s but with profound resonance today, this is a modern allegory that offers piercing insight into the social norms accepted blindly and revered so completely.
“Today's 'desperate housewives' eat your heart out! This is the original and still the best, a page-turner that makes you think. Essential reading.” - Kate Mosse
“They said this book would change lives - and it certainly changed mine.” - Jenni Murray
“Reading The Women's Room was an intense and wonderful experience. It is in my DNA.” - Kirsty Wark
The Women's Room took the lid off a seething mass of women's frustrations, resentments and furies; it was about the need to change things from top to bottom; it was a declaration of independence. - Observer
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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The Women's Room is celebrated for unveiling the hidden frustrations and emotions of women, advocating for comprehensive societal change. It is hailed as a landmark international bestseller of the women's movement and credited with having a life-changing impact. The book remains a thought-provoking page-turner that compares favourably to modern narratives like "Desperate Housewives".
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781860492822
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 1997
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 46.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 372g
Pages: 544
About the Author
Marilyn French (1929 -) is regarded as one of the greatest living feminist writers. Her controversial and provocative first novel THE WOMEN'S ROOM, published in 1977, sold 20 million copies worldwide and quickly became a classic of the women's movement. Marilyn French is also a literary critic, her articles and stories appearing in a wide range of journals and anthologies.
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