Archive for the ‘Women's Fiction’ Category

SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See

SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN is an epic tale which chronicles the lives of two Chinese women, Lily and Snow Flower. Set in a remote area of Hunan Province, Lily was born in 1823, “on the fifth day of the sixth month of the third year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign.” During her lifetime, Lily lives through the reigns of four emperors. Most Chinese girls had their feet bound and spent their lives in seclusion in nineteenth century China. Isolated and illiterate, they were not expected to think or to express emotions. They were expected to bear sons. However, the fortunate women living in Hunan villages of the Jian-yong region were exempt from some of this harsh oppression. They were taught to write a special women’s language and they were allowed, on occasion, to form special friendships.

May 26, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: 19th Century, China, Facing History, Fiction based on Time Period, Women's Fiction  No Comments

THE GIFTED GABALDON SISTERS by Lorraine López

Having lost their mother in early childhood, the Gabaldón sisters consider Fermina, their elderly Pueblo housekeeper, their surrogate Grandmother. The mysterious Fermina love the girls as if they are her own, and promises to endow each with a “special gift” to be received upon her death. Mindful of the old woman’s mystical ways, the sisters believe Fermina’s gifts, bestowed based on their natural talents, magically enhance their lives.

May 9, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Award Winning Author, Contemporary, Latino Fiction, Multicultural, New Mexico, Women's Fiction  No Comments

THE FAMILY MAN by Elinor Lipman

In Elinor Lipman’s THE FAMILY MAN, Henry Archer is a recently retired and unattached attorney who happens to be gay. Henry has a shallow, self-centered, and grating ex-wife, Denise, whose third husband, Glenn Krouch, recently passed away at the age of seventy. All of a sudden, Denise tries to weasel her way back into Henry’s good graces.

May 7, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Contemporary, Family Relationships, Humorous, Women's Fiction  No Comments

THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS by Jonathan Coe

THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS is an elegant, multi-generational saga that draws the reader in with a unique narrative format. Before she died, Rosamund left behind a series of cassettes for her niece, Gil, who must pass them onto someone named Imogen.

April 23, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Contemporary, United Kingdom, Women's Fiction  No Comments