{"product_id":"celebrating-women-sarah-gristwood-9781837330041","title":"Celebrating Women: Women Writing on Women: Family, Friends, Feminism and Fun","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating collection of women's writing--including everything from poetry, letters, novels, memoir, and journals--that celebrates the joy of being a woman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile centuries of men, and the first generations of feminists have (from very different perspectives) lamented the experience of womanhood, this new collection takes a refreshing look at all there is to enjoy. Chapters include \"Firsts\" with voices such as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Marie Curie, the first female Nobel prizewinner; \"Festivities,\" which emphasizes frivolity and pleasure; \"Friends\" exploring the depth of connection experienced through female friendship; \"Family,\" on mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers; and \"Flowering,\" which celebrates women's creativity, passion, and love of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Amy Tan representing the uplifting comfort of parties with friends in \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, to Sylvia Plath considering the fierce and confusing love she feels for her mother, and Elizabeth I embracing her role as Britain's first successful woman ruler, \u003ci\u003eCelebrating Women\u003c\/i\u003e includes a diverse range of voices from across the ages that explores the breadth and gratification experience in different women's lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains a huge selection of writers dating back to the fifteenth century, from Christine de Pizan to Emily Dickinson, Germaine Greer to Alice Walker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Gristwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837330042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837330041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Batsford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Sarah Gristwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46906955071743,"sku":"9781837330041","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f96a161-25d8-4750-ab8a-d141af14039b.jpg?v=1748771879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/celebrating-women-sarah-gristwood-9781837330041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}