Tag: women's lives
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Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories
Nigerian women take control of their destinies. Read more
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Crooked Hallelujah
It’s 1974 in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and fifteen-year-old Justine grows up in a family of tough, complicated, and loyal women, presided over by her mother, Lula, and Granny. After Justine’s father abandoned the family, Lula became a devout member of the Holiness Church – a community that Justine at times finds stifling and […] Read more
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The Joy Luck Club
Examining the deep connection between mothers and daughters among Chinese immigrants Read more
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Nancy Culpepper: Stories
A woman’s lifelong quest to understand her place in the world. Read more
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Living, Loving and Lying Awake at Night
South African women’s lives under apartheid. Read more
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The Women of Brewster Place
Strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Read more
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Three Lives
Three Lives tells the stories of three working class women — Anna, a conscientious but rigid serving woman; Melanctha, a worldly-wise and sensitive black girl; and Lena, a gentle but feeble-minded maid. Although these are relatively ordinary women, in the author’s hands their lives and minds take on extraordinary interest. Told in clear, carefully crafted prose, […] Read more