Spinster S Luck

Author : Rhonda Woodward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1322796955

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Spinster's Luck by Rhonda Woodward Pdf

Author : Kate Bolick
Publisher : Crown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780385347143

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Spinster by Kate Bolick Pdf

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book “Whom to marry, and when will it happen—these two questions define every woman’s existence.” So begins Spinster, a revelatory and slyly erudite look at the pleasures and possibilities of remaining single. Using her own experiences as a starting point, journalist and cultural critic Kate Bolick invites us into her carefully considered, passionately lived life, weaving together the past and present to examine why­ she—along with over 100 million American women, whose ranks keep growing—remains unmarried. This unprecedented demographic shift, Bolick explains, is the logical outcome of hundreds of years of change that has neither been fully understood, nor appreciated. Spinster introduces a cast of pioneering women from the last century whose genius, tenacity, and flair for drama have emboldened Bolick to fashion her life on her own terms: columnist Neith Boyce, essayist Maeve Brennan, social visionary Charlotte Perkins Gilman, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, and novelist Edith Wharton. By animating their unconventional ideas and choices, Bolick shows us that contemporary debates about settling down, and having it all, are timeless—the crucible upon which all thoughtful women have tried for centuries to forge a good life. Intellectually substantial and deeply personal, Spinster is both an unreservedly inquisitive memoir and a broader cultural exploration that asks us to acknowledge the opportunities within ourselves to live authentically. Bolick offers us a way back into our own lives—a chance to see those splendid years when we were young and unencumbered, or middle-aged and finally left to our own devices, for what they really are: unbounded and our own to savor.

Author : Rhonda Woodward
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101573716

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A Spinster's Luck by Rhonda Woodward Pdf

From Rhonda Woodward, a writer with “sparkle and heart,” comes a beloved Signet Regency Romance—available digitally for the first time. Luck has always eluded Celia Langston. When her parents passed away ten years ago, she had to make her own way in the world, forsaking a come-out Season in London—and any chance at marriage. But Celia, now a governess, has never been one for self-pity. Rather, at the age of six-and-twenty, she has accepted the lot Fate has dealt her—that of a spinster…With his handsome face, reputation for bravery in the war, and princely fortune, the Duke of Severly has never suffered for want of female companionship. The crème de la crème hang on his every word. So when he takes notice of his nephews’ governess—for even the plainest of gray dresses cannot conceal her regal poise and delicious curves—Severly surprises even himself. For one, he has never admired a woman below his station, let alone a governess. For another, Celia seems to hold a grudge against him. But her rejection of him only fans the flames of his desire, and Severly knows he’s in for a long and difficult chase…“Rhonda Woodward shows a definite flair for the Regency period.”—The Romance Reader“A talented writer.”—Rakehell“[Rhonda Woodward has] historically accurate writing that shines.”—All About Romance

Author : Mineke Schipper,Wilhelmina Janneke Josepha Schipper
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300102496

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Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet by Mineke Schipper,Wilhelmina Janneke Josepha Schipper Pdf

In this study the author analyses similarities, differences and contradictions in the cultural norms about gender expressed in proverbs she has found in oral and written sources from over 150 countries. Grouping the proverbs into categories as the female body, love, sex, childbirth and the female power, the author examines shared patterns in ideas about women and how men see them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : St.Mary Pub. Co. of Houston
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Leather Spinsters and Their Degrees of Asexuality by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zoë S. Roy
Publisher : Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Chinese
ISBN : 1771336056

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Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy Pdf

Thirty-two-year-old Kang is a new immigrant in Toronto. Having an older sister who was raped and suffers from the ensuing stigma in China, Kang is determined to remain a spinster, which has its own stigma in China, and she struggles with her fear and distrust of men. But Kang's story is not a hard luck story. She is an intelligent woman and a successful immigrant. Kang deals with the perplexities of a different culture by maintaining a sense of curiosity, an enjoyment of learning about the new culture, and by finding humour rather than the humiliation that so often characterizes descriptions of immigrant experience. Kang rooms with Tania, a Russian immigrant, and learns that many years earlier, Tanya was in love with a Chinese medical student at Moscow University who was abruptly returned to China for having had a relationship with her. Kang's own father once studied at that university but has never talked about it since he was forced to leave Moscow and then was labelled as a rightist during the Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign. Since then her father has been dispatched to work and live in Kunming, a city far away from Beijing. Could the paths of her father and Tania have ever crossed? Curious about her father's past, Kang decides to pay a visit to Moscow, accompanied by Brian, Tania's nephew, a charming engineer who wants to explore his Russian Jewish roots. Spending time with Brian helps Kang to see how much her sister's tragedy has shadowed her life. When Brian suddenly shows symptoms of schizophrenia, Kang must decide whether to throw her spinster's hat away or end her relationship with Brian.

Author : Frederick Metcalfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Comparative literature
ISBN : BSB:BSB11616478

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The Englishman and the Scandinavian by Frederick Metcalfe Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1816
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024061089

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The Spinsters'Journal. By a Modern Antique [i.e. Miss Byron?] Etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : Janice Stockard
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804720142

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Daughters of the Canton Delta by Janice Stockard Pdf

This book describes an extraordinary traditional marriage system, 'delayed transfer marriage', that is virtually unknown in the ethnographic literature on Chinese Society, though it was widely established in the Canton Delta. In striking contrast to the orthodox Confucian form of marriage, brides in delayed transfer marriages were required to separate from their husband shortly after marriage and return to live with their parents for at least three more years. During this customary period of separation, brides were expected to visit their husband on several festival occasions each year. Idelly, brides became pregnant about three years after marriage and then settled in the husband's home. The area in which delayed transfer marriage was the customary and dominant form of marriage encompassed the rich silk-producing district of the Canton Delta as well as adjacent rice-producing areas. The book analyzes the effect of economic change on the practice of delayed transfer marriage in the silk district.

Author : Emily Larkin
Publisher : Emily Larkin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780994138484

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The Spinster’s Secret by Emily Larkin Pdf

A resourceful spinster, a battle-scarred officer, a scandalous secret … and some of the worst food in England! Matilda Chapple is orphaned, penniless, and dependent on her uncle’s meager charity—but she’s finally found a way to earn her livelihood. With the help of an old diary and a lurid novel she’ll write her way to financial independence! When Mattie pens a series of racy short stories, she starts earning money ... and notoriety. Her secret is safe—until battle-scarred Waterloo veteran, Edward Kane, agrees to uncover the anonymous author’s identity. Can Mattie conceal the secret of her scandalous writings, or will Edward discover that the respectable spinster and the risqué authoress are one and the same person? A sensual and deeply emotional Regency romance from award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Emily Larkin. Length: A full-length novel of 71,000 words Heat level: A Regency romance with steamy love scenes If you love richly detailed historical romances brimming with passion, humor, emotion, and compelling characters, then this is the novel for you! (The Spinster’s Secret is the second book in the Midnight Quill Trio, but may be read as a standalone.)

Author : Maggie Gale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134886722

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West End Women by Maggie Gale Pdf

Maggie Gale's West End Women uncovers groundbreaking material about women playwrights and the staging of their performances between the years 1918 and 1962. It documents a dynamic era of social and theatrical history, analysing the transformations that occurred in the theatre and the lives of British women in relation to specific plays of the period. Focusing on the work of playwrights such as Dodie Smith, Clemence Dane, Gordon Daviot and Bridget Boland, Maggie Gale examines the cultural and political context within which they enjoyed commercial success and great notoriety.

Author : Allan "Lucky" Cole
Publisher : Allan Cole
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781440429163

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Lucky In Cyprus by Allan "Lucky" Cole Pdf

LUCKY IN CYPRUS is a coming-of-age story set in the Middle East during the height of the Cold War. An American teenager - son of a CIA operative - is inspired by grand events and a Greek Cypriot teacher to learn about survival and his art. He witnesses earthquakes and riots and terrorist attacks, but in the end it is his teacher's gentle lessons that keep him whole.

Author : Christina Britton
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538710418

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Some Dukes Have All the Luck by Christina Britton Pdf

Ash Hawkins, Duke of Buckley, no more wants to marry than he wants a stick in his eye. As the owner of a gaming hell, he is all too aware the odds of a happy marriage are against him. But raising his three rebellious wards alone is proving more than he can handle. He needs to find someone who stands to benefit from a marriage of convenience as much as he does. Someone logical, clinical, and rational. And in a stroke of luck, he quite literally stumbles over just such a woman. After years of ridicule for being more interested in bugs than boys, Bronwyn has accepted that she’ll never marry for love. Her parents, however, are threatening to find her a husband. Bronwyn doesn’t need any scientific research to show her Ash has secrets. But his proposal would give her the freedom to continue her entomology research and perhaps finally get published. Just as long as she can keep her mind on her work and off his piercing eyes, broad shoulders, and wicked, wicked tongue.

Author : Frank Nelson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781469785240

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All You Need Is Luck by Frank Nelson Pdf

All You Need is Luck is the very funny story of an ordinary couple who decided to take a chance and do something extraordinary which others only dream about. Sixteen years ago Frank and Maria Nelson traded in excellent jobs, financial security, the safety net of family and friends, plus deep roots in their local community, for a nomadic lifestyle few people ever experience. All You Need is Luck recounts their first two years on the road after saying goodbye to their home in New Zealand. During this time they lived and worked in Australia, England and the United States besides visiting Indonesia, France and Thailand. Leaving their comfort zone thousands of miles behind, they worked at American summer camps in Vermont and Cape Cod; at hospitals, a university and other jobs in Melbourne and Brisbane; and looked after scores of pampered pets in the poshest of homes all over England. This amusing adventure will appeal to anyone with a sense of humour but especially those who sometimes wonder what it would be like just to take off...and keep going.

Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : 1853
ISBN : PRNC:32101067178150

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The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray Pdf