Reading Women: A Book Club Guide for Women's Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 1591588065
- ISBN-13
- 9781591588061
- Series
- Reading Women
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-07
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Nanci Milone Hill
Description
An indispensable guide for anyone who runs or participates in a book group, this title provides the structure and fun facts needed to examine the genre of women's fiction. • Each entry provides an author biography, a book summary, bibliographic material, discussion questions, and read-alike information for each book • Includes discussion questions not found elsewhere
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