The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder
- 作者:Blakemore,Erin
- 出版社:Harpercollins
- 出版日期:2011-11-15
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0061958778
- ISBN13:9780061958779
- 裝訂:平裝 / 12.7 x 17.8 x 1.9 cm / 普通級
Jo March, Scarlett OHara, Scout Finchthe literary canon is brimming with intelligent, feisty, never-say-die heroines and celebrated female authors. They placed a premium on personality, spirituality, career, sisterhood, and family, not unlike women of today. When they were up against the wall, authors like Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott fought backsometimes with words, sometimes with gritty actions.
Witty, informative, and inspiringfull of beloved heroines and the remarkable writers who created themThe Heroines Bookshelf explores how the pluck and dignity of literary characters such as Jane Eyre and Lizzy Bennet can encourage modern women, showing them how to tap into their inner strengths and live life with intelligence and grace. From Zora Neale Hurston to Colette, Laura Ingalls Wilder to Charlotte BrontË, Harper Lee to Alice Walker, here are authors whose spirited stories and characters are more inspiring today than ever.