NeutralI did not get very far into this one at all. I think I got... yeah 64 pages and then time ran away. Didn't mind of what I read but again, just no real inclination to continue.
Reading women (2011)
Others: Neutral In a personal guide to the classics of feminism, the author examines how well the books hold up to the realities of marriage and motherhood in her own life.
- ISBN:
- 9781459612600
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- 289 pages
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