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Transcending the new woman Transcending the new woman Charlotte J. Rich "Examines multiethnic women writers' responses to the ideal of the New Woman in America at the dawn of the twentieth century, opening up a world of literary texts that lend new insight, revealing how… OL12512567W
Women on Women Women on Women Joan Nestle,Naomi Holoch The 29 stories in the volume range from the daring and erotic "Eat" by Sapphire to Dorothy Allison's energetic Southern tale "A Lesbian Appetite" to Valerie Miner's suspenseful "Trespassing." Whether… OL15065461W
Sisters in crime 2 Sisters in crime 2 Marilyn Wallace A collection of crime and mystery stories. Authors include Mary Higgins Clark, Sue Grafton, and Nancy Pickard. OL15152208W
Style, gender, and fantasy in nineteenth-century American women's writing Style, gender, and fantasy in nineteenth-century American women's writing Dorri Beam "Dorri Beam presents an important contribution to nineteenth-century fiction by examining how and why a florid and sensuous style came to be adopted by so many authors. Discussing a diverse range of … OL15537055W
Friday night chicas Friday night chicas Berta Platas Fuller,Mary Castillo,Berta Platas,Sofia Quintero,Caridad Pineiro Whether they're flirting en espanol, gossiping over mojitos, or dancing with their latest papi chulos, these characters prove that there is nothing quite like a night out with your chicas. Set in New… OL15842901W
Sisters in crime Sisters in crime Marilyn Wallace A collection of previously unpublished crime and mystery stories. Authors include Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Peters and many more. OL16313940W
Victorian Ghost Stories Victorian Ghost Stories Richard Dalby Stories by Willa Cather, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Charlotte Riddell, Lanoe Falconer and many others. OL17874549W
American wives American wives Barbara H. Solomon 408 p. ; 18 cm OL18852603W
Fictions of dissent Fictions of dissent Sigrid Anderson Cordell Fin de siecle fiction by British female aesthetes and American women regionalists stages moments of rebellion when female characters rise up and insist on the right to maintain control of their creat… OL19849884W
Women authors of detective series Women authors of detective series Moira Davison Reynolds "While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on 21 British and American women who wrote during… OL2712207W
Private woman, public stage Private woman, public stage Mary Kelley "Drawing on the 200 volumes of published prose and on the letters, diaries, and journals of these writers, Kelley explores the tensions that accompanied their unprecedented literary success. In a new… OL5600429W
The novels of Louise Erdrich The novels of Louise Erdrich Connie A. Jacobs "Louise Erdrich positions herself as a contemporary tribal storyteller with her interlocking tales of her Chippewa people and her German-American ancestors. From the tribe's struggle to survive (Tra… OL7798057W
Tasting Life Twice Tasting Life Twice E. J. Levy Versed in sexual politics and fluent in the language of alienation, these 25 short works chart new territories without the maps or compasses of social convention. This bravura collection showcases th… OL8048425W
Black Lace Quickies 1 Black Lace Quickies 1 Various The perfect quick, naughty entertainmentEmma is a doctor who takes control of a new patient - a man who used to control her life ... Read the story of a curious girl with a passion for petrol ... … OL8221867W
Love on the Dark Side Love on the Dark Side Various Our Latest Collection of Erotic Short Stories...with a Paranormal Twist...The Erotic has long been a strange bedfellow of fantasy and horror fiction, and of myths and fairy tales. Such stories were o… OL8221950W
Restless Spirits Restless Spirits Catherine A. Lundie,Kate Chopin Just as dreams have long been associated with the unconscious, ghost stories have often served as forums for otherwise unapproachable issues. This volume brings together a lively selection of ghost s… OL8855520W