Their loyalty to the nation was also questioned for having received a ‘foreign-style’ education, and many were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution. Now in their 80s and 90s, recovering the memories of Chinese women who received a Christian education at the turn of the twentieth century ...
“Kaleidoscope”, by Lu Mei (Anhui shaonian ertong chubanshe) — During the summer holidays, nine-year-old Mai Xiaojie has adventures in Shanghai’s shikumen. As the title suggests, there are different ways of looking at things… // 陆梅:《万花筒》(安徽少年儿童出版社) “Tiled Roofs and M...
The Womenis a novel that follows the journey of Frances “Frankie” McGrath, a 20-year-old nursing student from Southern California, who, inspired by the evolving world of 1965 and seeking a different future, joins the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. Raised by conservative parents, ...
The story begins when 24 year old Salome Twynan discovers that her ex-husband had once again added another item to her divorce settlement; a penthouse unit at McMahon’s Point. Salome had married young, at the age of nineteen to a 49 year old man, who had warned her that people would...
Mars and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love – John Gray $11.99 Buy on Amazon 01/12/2025 04:45 pm GMT “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” sparked a whole series of books that help men and women understand the differing ways they perceive and react ...
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This is a list of all the award winning books by women authors for all the awards we cover on Worlds Without End: Hugo, Nebula, BSFA, Mythopoeic, Locus SF, Derleth, Campbell, WFA, Locus F, Prometheus, Locus FN, PKD, Clarke, Stoker, Aurealis SF, Aurealis Fantasy, Aurealis Horror, ...
Only my favorite book ever. My mom picked this for her book club and many of the women in her group liked it so much they read the companion book,Okay for Now, before their group even met. I made Bart listen to this one and he adored it too. (Full review here) ...
If you are looking for a fast-paced mystery with juicy, and somewhat absurd but entertaining details, then Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ Debutantes books are a must read. The first book,Little White Lies, introduces readers to Sawyer Taft, and 18-year-old mechanic who suddenly finds herself in the...
this essay by Paula Steere is being reposted at Books On Books because Steere’s observations about bookbinding lead to a closer look at works in the Books On Books Collection. Keep Steere’s essay open in this window, then open another window for one of the entries in this baker’s dozen...