Title:
A life of one's own : nine women writers begin again
Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
259 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780063073104
Abstract:
In A Life of One's Own, Mary Wollstonecraft, George Eliot, Zora Neale Hurston, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, and Elena Ferrante are all taken down from their pedestals, their work and lives seen in a new light. Joanna wanted to learn more about the conditions these women needed to write their best work, and how they addressed the questions she herself was struggling with: Is domesticity a trap? Is life worth living if you have lost faith in the traditional goals of a woman? Why is it so important for women to read one another? This is a radical and intimate examination of the unconventional paths these women took--their pursuits and achievements but also their disappointments and hardships. And in exploring the things that gave their lives the most meaning, we find fuel for our own singular intellectual paths.
General Note:
"A piercing blend of memoir, criticism, and biography examining how women writers across the centuries carved out intellectual freedom for themselves--and how others might do the same."--provided by the publisher.
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2023 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd."--Title page verso.
Contents:
Mary -- George -- Zora -- Virginia -- Simone -- Sylvia -- Toni -- Elena.
Language:
English
