Almost Touching the Skies: Women's Coming of Age Stories

by Jean Casella and Florence Howe

Book Overview

Almost Touching the Skies pays tribute to the diversity and vitality of American women writers through more than a century, and to the courage and resilience of young women through a compelling range of life experiences. Selected from the work of two dozen distinguished writers published by the Feminist Press, these stories explore the resonant theme of coming of age as a woman. How do girls and young women discover-or create-a sense of who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558612343
• ISBN13: 9781558612341
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Feminist Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Insightful and inspiring

This collection of stories from the Feminist Press reacquainted me with some fantastic authors I knew and introduced me to some wonderful new voices. The stories were inspirational and diverse. As I read, I made a list of the authors and their works so I could read more of their work.