Women Writers

by Rebecca Hazell

Book Overview

Professional writing has traditionally been a male occupation, but despite restrictions exceptional women produced important and influential poetry, stories, novels, and plays. From ancient Sumerian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789206978
• ISBN13: 9780789206978
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Heroines Are For Real

One of Hazell's talents is to sit you right down with the women she writes about as they live some telling moment. This book doesn't just outline facts about each person but gives the reader a feel of the time, the culture, the conflicts and private reasons each writer had for writing what she did. Sections with titles like "Love's Different Faces" help the reader contextualize each writer's main focus, and how each woman writer spoke for her time. Hazell's beautiful illustrations and margin graphics capture the inner landscape as well as pensive portraits of each writer; the faces are caught in moments of reflection, discovery, or some secret delight. This will inspire young writers to persevere despite obstacles, as the women in this book did; these women writers were/are real heroines. The author never talks down to the reader; adults can get a good read from this very informative and insightful book.

Wonderful and REAL!!!

After reading this book, I was so impressed that I sent a copy to my daughter and my neice. After receiving great reviews from them, I decided to write my first review... ever. The author tells the truth about these women's lives. Some had happy lives. Some had difficulties. Some lived happily every after and some didn't. The book inspires girls and women of all ages and interests. It especially encourages those who wish to write. The pictures are beautiful. The bibliography points the reader to additional material. BUY THIS BOOK AS A GIFT. IT WILL BE APPRECIATED! IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN FACED WITH LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS.