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'They said this book would change lives - and it certainly changed mine.' Jenni Murray 'The kind of book that changes lives' Fay Weldon *'Reading The Women's Room was an intense and wonderful experience. It is in my DNA' Kirsty Wark.*'The Women's Room took the lid off a seething mass of women's frustrations, resentments and furies; it was an angry book about the victimisation of women, about the need to change things from top to bottom; it was a declaration of independence' Observer
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The classic feminist novel, reissued for its 30th anniversary.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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The best book about the reality of womens lives ever written,
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This review is from: The Women's Room (Virago Modern Classics) (Paperback)
The book seeks to show the lot of women in the 50's - 70's. It does this through tracking the life and thoughts of one woman; Myra. Although several of her accounts of the type of choices facing women twenty or thirty years ago may seem bleak they still have a resonance today. French writes in a seemingly dispassionate way about the stark realities of life as a women and draws you in to a rich story full of colour,drama and lessons. Although rated as a seminal femminist work, it is not preachy. The best book I have ever read.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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my favourite book,
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This review is from: The Women's Room (Virago Modern Classics) (Paperback)
I was born about the time this was being written, and first discovered it by accident when I was 15. I love it, and ensure I re-read it every 18 months or so. Each time I read it, it takes me ages, as it is one of those books that is so thought-provoking that you have to stop every few pages and relate it to your own life (and re-assess!). It forces you to look at the good, the bad, and the scary in yourself, but inspires you to do something about things too.I think everyone, male and female, should read this book. It may have been written in the late 70's, but (unfortunately in places) it still has relevance today, and everybody will find a character or aspect of a character they will identify with. I recommend this book so highly, I have bought copies as gifts for my mother and other friends when they were going through difficult times.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Still worth reading even after all these years!,
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This review is from: The Women's Room (Virago Modern Classics) (Paperback)
Despite the many (and long overdue) changes in attitudes and practices there is much in this seminal work that ought still to strike a chord with to-day's women.Although life in the UK in the 60/70's was a very different experience from that in the States there are, I think, enough similarities for the European/British woman to empathise with.It's a brilliant choice for a book group reading - there is plenty to discuss. Her male characterisation is considerably weaker than that of the women in her tale but it's a women's story not a man's. Take on board the central thesis and don't be distracted by the smaller negatives.
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