{"product_id":"the-womens-room-paperback","title":"The Women's Room - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilyn French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarilyn French\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eDorothy Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twenty-one-million copy bestselling novel and provocative feminist classic that changed the world when it was first published in 1977\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Room\u003c\/i\u003e, Marilyn French joined Simone de Beauvoir, Ralph Ellison, and that very small group of writers whose words spark a movement.\" --Gloria Steinem\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the 1950s, many American women left education and professional advancement behind in order to marry, only to find themselves adrift and unable to support themselves after divorcing their husbands twenty years later. Some became destitute; a few went insane. But many went back to school in the heyday of the Women's Liberation movement, and were swept up in the promise of equality for both sexes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Women's Room\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one such woman: a suburban 1950s housewife named Mira who divorces her loathsome husband and returns to graduate school at Harvard. Loosely based on Marilyn French's own life, the story of Mira and her friends offers wry, piercing insight into the inner lives of a generation of American women. A powerful indictment of the patriarchal social norms of the time, it caused an uproar when it was first published in 1977, changing the course of the feminist movement forever. Today, it remains timely and eerily relevant--a courageous novel infused with revolutionary fervor that examines the world of hopeful believers looking for new truths.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic feminist novel that awakened both men and women, The Women's Room follows the transformation of Mira Ward and her circle as the women's movement begins to have an impact on their lives. A biting social commentary on an emotional world gone silently haywire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling feminist novel that awakened both women and men, The Women's Room follows the transformation of Mira Ward and her circle as the women's movement begins to have an impact on their lives. A biting social commentary on an emotional world gone silently haywire, The Women's Room is a modern classic that offers piercing insight into the social norms accepted so blindly and revered so completely. Marilyn French questions those accepted norms and poignantly portrays the hopeful believers looking for new truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn French\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2009) received her doctorate from Harvard University in 1972. She was a literary critic, and her articles and stories appeared in a wide range of journals and anthologies. She taught at Hofstra, Harvard, and the College of the Holy Cross, and received a Harvard Centennial Medal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDorothy Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is the acclaimed author of the nationally bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eBastard Out of Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 1992 National Book Award. The recipient of numerous awards, she lives in Northern California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLinsey Abrams\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) has published three novels: \u003ci\u003eCharting the Stars, Double Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOur History in New York\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684526657599,"sku":"9780143114505","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f08cd546be6c3cf4199485a7064c7ea5.webp?v=1764967790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-womens-room-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}