women novelists, american

Contains over 450 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life and work of early twentieth-century American novelist Edith Wharton; and includes photographs, illustrations, and a chronology of her writings.

A biographical novel depicting the life of author Pearl Buck, with a bibliography, a chronology of her works, and a list of the honors she received.

An autobiographical account by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton that chronicles her public and private life from her childhood in New York to her literary success as an adult.

A biography of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner who devoted much of her life to the welfare of needy children.

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

Text and accompanying photographs look at the life of the American author, charting her sexuality and her defiant response to expectations that she conform to the womanly ideal.

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

A biography of the world-famous author who grew up in China, and was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

A memoir in which author Bobbie Ann Mason tells the story of her Kentucky farm family and the challenges she and her parents and grandparents faced when the changing world intruded on their rural life.

Explores the life and career of author Amy Tan, from her childhood in Oakland, California, through her struggle to accept her Chinese heritage, to her career as a writer.