The Older Woman In Recent Fiction

Author : Zoe Brennan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786480289

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The Older Woman in Recent Fiction by Zoe Brennan Pdf

This critical study explores late twentieth century novels by women writers—including Doris Lessing, May Sarton and Barbara Pym—that feature female protagonists over the age of sixty. These novels’ discourses on aging contrast with those largely pejorative ones that dominate Western society. They break the silence that normally surrounds the lives of the aged, and this book investigates how older female protagonists are represented in relation to areas such as sexuality, dependence and everyday life. Beginning with an investigation of popular opinions about aging and a survey of hypotheses from disciplines including gerontology, psychology and feminism, the text reviews literary critical attitudes toward fictions of aging; analyzes representations of physically dependent characters, whose anger over their failing bodies is often eased by relationships with their female friends; discusses how paradigms of female sexuality exclude the possibility of older women being sexually desirable; examines characters that live a contented life, finding a more polemical side to them than is noted in more conventional literary critiques; and analyzes the aged sleuth in classical detective fiction.

Author : Ruth O. Saxton
Publisher : She Writes Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781631527982

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The Book of Old Ladies by Ruth O. Saxton Pdf

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 women’s possibility, The Book of Old Ladies is a book lover’s guide to approaching old age and dealing with its losses while still embracing beauty, creativity, connection, and wonder.

Author : Gail Collins
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780316286497

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No Stopping Us Now by Gail Collins Pdf

The beloved New York Times columnist "inspires women to embrace aging and look at it with a new sense of hope" in this lively, fascinating, eye-opening look at women and aging in America (Parade Magazine). "You're not getting older, you're getting better," or so promised the famous 1970's ad -- for women's hair dye. Americans have always had a complicated relationship with aging: embrace it, deny it, defer it -- and women have been on the front lines of the battle, willingly or not. In her lively social history of American women and aging, acclaimed New York Times columnist Gail Collins illustrates the ways in which age is an arbitrary concept that has swung back and forth over the centuries. From Plymouth Rock (when a woman was considered marriageable if "civil and under fifty years of age"), to a few generations later, when they were quietly retired to elderdom once they had passed the optimum age for reproduction, to recent decades when freedom from striving in the workplace and caretaking at home is often celebrated, to the first female nominee for president, American attitudes towards age have been a moving target. Gail Collins gives women reason to expect the best of their golden years.

Author : Stephen Vizinczey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0226858863

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In Praise of Older Women by Stephen Vizinczey Pdf

"A cool, comic survey of the sexual education of a young Hungarian, from his first encounter, as a twelve-year-old refugee with the American forces, to his unsatisfactory liaison with a reporter's wife in Canada at the belated end of his youth, when he was twenty-three . . . elegantly erotic, with masses of that indefinable quality, style . . . this has the real stuff of immortality."—B. A. Young, Punch "A pleasure. Vizinczey writes of women beautifully, with sympathy, tact and delight, and he writes about sex with more lucidity and grace than most writers ever acquire."—Larry McMurtry, Houston Post "Like James Joyce, who was as far from being a writer of erotica as Dostoevsky, Vizinczey has a refreshing message to deliver: Life is not about sex, sex is about life."—John Podhoretz, Washington Times "The gracefully written story of a young man growing up among older women . . . although some passages may well arouse the reader, this novel brims with what the courts have termed "redeeming literary merit."—Clarence Petersen, Chicago Tribune "A funny novel about sex, or rather (which is rarer) a novel which is funny as well as touching about sex . . . elegant, exact and melodious—has style, presence and individuality."—Isabel Quigly, Sunday Telegraph "The delicious adventures of a young Casanova who appreciates maturity while acquiring it himself. In turn naive, sophisticated, arrogant, disarming, the narrator woos his women and his tale wins the reader."—Polly Devlin, Vogue

Author : Sally Chivers
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0814209351

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From Old Woman to Older Women by Sally Chivers Pdf

Drawing on the perspective of aging bodies in order to approach the study of contemporary Canadian women's fiction, the author seeks to understand body criticism in general because elderly physical experiences lay bare crucial assumptions of thinking through the body. It also investigates the mechanisms and effects of constructions of aging in order to combat the automatically negative reactions most readers have to the topic of old age.

Author : Beatriz Williams
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062404978

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A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams Pdf

The bestselling author of A Hundred Summers brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance, and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters, and irresistible charm. As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs. Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has done the unthinkable: she’s fallen in love with her young paramour, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. An intense and deeply honorable man, Octavian is devoted to the beautiful socialite of a certain age and wants to marry her. While times are changing and she does adore the Boy, divorce for a woman of Theresa’s wealth and social standing is out of the question, and there is no need; she has an understanding with Sylvo, her generous and well-respected philanderer husband. But their relationship subtly shifts when her bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the sweet younger daughter of a newly wealthy inventor. Engaging a longstanding family tradition, Theresa enlists the Boy to act as her brother’s cavalier, presenting the family’s diamond rose ring to Ox’s intended, Miss Sophie Fortescue—and to check into the background of the little-known Fortescue family. When Octavian meets Sophie, he falls under the spell of the pretty ingénue, even as he uncovers a shocking family secret. As the love triangle of Theresa, Octavian, and Sophie progresses, it transforms into a saga of divided loyalties, dangerous revelations, and surprising twists that will lead to a shocking transgression . . . and eventually force Theresa to make a bittersweet choice. Full of the glamour, wit and delicious twists that are the hallmarks of Beatriz Williams’ fiction and alternating between Sophie’s spirited voice and Theresa’s vibrant timbre, A Certain Age is a beguiling reinterpretation of Richard Strauss’s comic opera Der Rosenkavalier, set against the sweeping decadence of Gatsby’s New York.

Author : Ismail Fahad Ismail
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623710934

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The Old Woman and the River by Ismail Fahad Ismail Pdf

After the ceasefire in 1988, the devastation to the landscape of Iraq wrought by the longest war of the twentieth century—the Iran-Iraq War—becomes visible. Eight years of fighting have turned nature upside down, with vast wastelands being left behind. In southeastern Iraq, along the shores of the Shatt al-Arab River, the groves of date palm trees have withered. No longer bearing fruit, their leaves have turned a bright yellow. There, Iraqi forces had blocked the entry points of the river’s tributaries and streams, preventing water from flowing to the trees and vegetation. Yet, surveying this destruction from the sky, a strip of land bursting with green can be seen. Beginning from the Shatt al-Arab River and reaching to the fringes of the western desert, several kilometers wide, it appears as a lush oasis of some kind. The secret of this fertility, sustaining villages and remaining soldiers, is unclear. But it is said that one old woman is responsible for this lifeline.

Author : Pamela Korgemagi
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781487008260

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The Hunter and the Old Woman by Pamela Korgemagi Pdf

The intertwined story of a cougar and a man that portrays the strength, vulnerability, and consciousness of two top predators. Not since Life of Pi have we encountered such transcendence or walked so fully in the footsteps of a big cat. The “Old Woman” lives in the wild, searching for food, raising her cubs, and avoiding the two-legged creatures who come into her territory. But she is more than an animal — she is a mythic creature who haunts the lives and the dreams of men. Joseph Brandt has been captivated by the mountain lion’s legend since childhood, and one day he steps into the forest to seek her out. A classic in the making, The Hunter and the Old Woman is a mesmerizing portrait of two animals united by a shared destiny.

Author : Rebecca Ryatt
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519126816

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The Older Woman Collection by Rebecca Ryatt Pdf

THE OLDER WOMEN COLLECTION VOLUME 1 Lucky Lads Bed Glamorous Grans What is it about older women and younger men? Is it the illicit idea that a lady of a certain age should not enjoy sex? That she should perhaps resort to knitting and tea with friends? The mature beauties in these five stories from prolific erotica author Rebecca Ryatt certainly don't intend to follow the pack, and the only thing they take lying down will be a young stud. Share in the sexual adventures of these 60+ grannies as they thoroughly enjoy erotic encounters with 18-year-old men. Celebrate the passions of Phyllis, Elsbeth, Portia, Belinda and Eva as they prove that you are never too old to have fun in the bedroom... or in the back of a car, for that matter. Please note: these stories have appeared as singles and shorter collections on Amazon prior to this publication. This collection contains five short stories. WARNING This collection is intended for adults only and features graphic depictions of sex acts. All the characters are over the age of 18, and the encounters are wholly consensual. WHAT YOU WILL GET... HER GRANDSON'S BEST FRIEND: Phyllis is delighted when 18-year-old Billy drops by... and she makes the most of the opportunity. MATURE LADY'S SEX SURVEY WITH YOUNG STUDENT: Elsbeth is very eager to help hunky student Ashton with his college work. SERVICING HIS LOCAL MP: Tyler finds politics boring, but his local Member of Parliament, Lady Portia Fanning, uses some unusual political manoeuvres to get him interested. BEDDING THE BOY SCOUT: Belinda has a very special thank you for 18-year-old Scout, Aaron, after he spent the day clearing out her garden. HER NEW YOUNG PUPIL: Music teacher Eva finds that talented Henry is an expert with his instrument, and they are soon making sweet music together.

Author : Martha Wells
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250861375

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Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells Pdf

Author : Helene Tursten
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781641290111

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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten Pdf

Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. Over the course of her adventures—or misadventures—this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect?

Author : Stephen Vizinczey
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1971-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0345219562

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In Praise of Older Women by Stephen Vizinczey Pdf

Author : Amy Lee Lillard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732989664

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Dig Me Out by Amy Lee Lillard Pdf

Spanning genres, continents, and eras, Amy Lee Lillard's multilayered debut story collection is all at once outrageously imaginative, provocative, and deeply absorbing. Ranging from the speculative to the historical, from magical realism to forensic realism, Dig Me Out carries the reader somewhere new -- and newly thrilling -- with every story, and constitutes a dazzling and rightfully dangerous work of literary art.

Author : Cheryl Reavis
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459240247

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The Older Woman by Cheryl Reavis Pdf

NO GUTS, NO GLORY… Or so paratrooper Captain Cal Doyle believed. But seduce tough-talking Nurse Katherine Meehan, who'd tended to him after his copter crash? Impossible! True, they were now next-door neighbors—yet they were years apart. And while Kate had survived breast cancer, Cal had barely survived hell…. So just because Cal caught Kate crying in the rain…and her fussy feline cozied up to him…and the church ladies started matchmaking…and Kate suddenly looked so damn desirable—were those any reasons for a wounded warrior to woo a reluctant older woman? Besides, between Kate's stubborn defenses and Cal's mule-headed machismo, could these two survivors…survive each other?

Author : Dash Hoffman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578715805

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Mrs. Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal by Dash Hoffman Pdf

#1 International Best Seller! 73yo Mrs. Perivale embarks on a dangerous adventure with her 7 charismatic cats, her stab-tastic knitting needles, and a devoted butler who makes sure she takes her pills on time! She must fulfill a prophecy and save the magical world of Corevé from treacherous evil before it is destroyed! Granny & cats to the rescue!