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The twenty-one-million copy bestseller-available again for a new generation of readers Originally published in 1977, The Women's Room was a novel that-for the first time-expressed the inner lives of women who left education and professional advancement behind to marry in the 1950s, only to find themselves adrift and unable to support themselves after divorce in the 1970s. 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. Marilyn French's characters represent this wide cross section of American women, and her wry and pointed voice gives depth and emotional intensity to this timeless book that remains controversial and completely relevant.
"Mira was hiding in the ladies' room. She called it that, even though someone had scratched out the word ladies' in the sign on the door, and written women's underneath. . . ." So begins the famous feminist novel that follows the transformation of Mira Ward and her circle as the women's movement begins to have an impact on their lives. First time in trade paperback.
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reviewed The Women's Room on June 06, 2012 The Women's Room
Wow. I'm not sure how to encapsulate this important 500-page feminist novel in a review, so I'll keep my comments brief and just suggest strongly that anyone with an interest in feminist thought or feminist history must read this incredibly raw, honest and ominous novel.
It's one of those vital books that has fallen off of our radar. Apparently it was extremely popular when it came out in 1977, but I'm aghast that my generation has, for the most part, not even heard of it. Though a historic novel, its content is not outdated. French gives us a vivid look into second wave feminism and a group of women immersed in patriarchy.
If I have a reservation about this novel, it is that it is, perhaps, too raw for young feminists today, and we live in an era when patriarchy is far less overt and more difficult to identify. It would be easy to dismiss this book as outdated and irrelevant. But if we are honest with ourselves, I think we'll see a lot of truth in these characters who are flawed and broken, strong and visionary.
It is a sad novel, a hard one to read. But I'm telling you, it's vitally important.
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