women novelists

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women novelists

Virginia Woolf

2000
An illustrated biography of early twentieth-century English writer Virginia Woolf, featuring photos of manuscript and diary excerpts from the British Library and other collections.

The golden notebook

1999
As she falls in love with an American writer and finds herself facing insanity, Anna attempts to weave the diverse experiences of her life into one story.

Jane and the unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

being the first Jane Austen mystery
1996
A mystery novel that casts Jane Austen as a sleuth who is called upon to investigate the suspicious death of the Earl of Scargrave, but the matter becomes urgent when the widow is accused of orchestrating her husband's death because of her love for his nephew.

Willa Cather

1994
Text and accompanying photographs present a biography of the American author whose works include "Death Comes For the Archbishop, " "My Antonia, " and "O Pioneers!".

Charlotte Bront?

a passionate life
1995
A biography of the English author, focusing on the passionate and fiery nature that lay behind her image as a modest Victorian lady.

The blue jay's dance

a birth year
1995
A novelist writes of her experiences during a 12 month period through pregnancy, new motherhood, and return to writing.

Pearl of China

a novel
2010
A tale based on the life of novelist Pearl S. Buck follows her as she grows up in late-nineteenth-century China; befriends Willow, a Chinese peasant girl; and with Willow shares life's joys and sorrows, despite the Communist revolution.

Slow man

2005

Charlotte Bront?

1997
Draws from collections of manuscripts and memorabilia in The British Library in London and the Bronte Parsonage Museum to provide an illustrated account of the life of nineteenth-century British author Charlotte Bronte.

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