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The Book of Old Ladies
Celebrating Women of a Certain Age in Fiction
Ruth O. Saxton
She Writes Press · Print & ebook · September 8, 2020
Reading lane: Women in Literature
This is a book that champions older women’s stories and challenges the limiting outcomes we seem to hold for them.
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Book Details
- Authors
- Ruth O. Saxton
- Publisher
- She Writes Press
- Published
- September 8, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Women in Literature · Women Authors Criticism
- Reading lane
- Women in Literature
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Publisher Categories
Feminist Lit Crit
Women in Literature
Aging Gracefully
About This Book
This is a book that champions older women’s stories and challenges the limiting outcomes we seem to hold for them. The Book of Old Ladies introduces readers to thirty stories featuring fictional “women of a certain age” who increasingly become their truest selves. Their stories will entertain and provide insight into the stories we tell ourselves about the limits and opportunities of aging. A celebration of women who push back against the limiting stereotypes regarding older...
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