CELEBRATING WOMEN: WOMEN WRITING ON WOMEN (HB)

A captivating collection of women's writing, featuring extracts from poetry, letters, novels, memoir and journals. Chapters include 'Firsts' with voices such as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Marie Curie, the first female Nobel prize-winner; 'Festivities' which emphasises frivolity and pleasure; 'Friends' exploring the depth of connection experienced through female friendship; 'Family' on mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and grandmothers. Contributors include Amy Tan, Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth I of England.