Bibliograph

The heroine's bookshelf, life lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Erin Blakemore

Type

Label

The heroine's bookshelf, life lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Erin Blakemore

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The heroine's bookshelf

Responsibility statement

Erin Blakemore

Sub title

life lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder

Summary

This book -- and the literary canon -- is chock full of zesty, never-say-die heroines and ass-kicking authors. Like today's women, they placed a premium on personality, spirituality, career, sisterhood, and family. In this compelling book of beloved heroines and the remarkable writers who created them, Erin Blakemore explores how the pluck and dignity of literary characters such as Anne Shirley, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Eyre, Scarlett O'Hara, Scout Finch and Jo March can inspire women today

Target audience

adult

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