Bosse (Hispanic cultural studies, Michigan State U.) examines the creation of female subjectivity through the consumption of goods both tangible and abstract in the works of contemporary female
Spanish novelists. Luc穩a Etxebarria, Gabriela Bustelo, Silvia Grijalba, and Susana Plan矇, in distinct manners, reflect on the effects of globalization and democratization on Spanish culture, as
well as the idea that a woman creating self through consumption ultimately embodies the goods she consumes, to both positive and destructive results. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland,
OR (booknews.com)
