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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Convincing, compelling, and--perhaps most importantly--concise. Spending just few pages at a time on each novel, Nord and DiBattista's readings are close but not confining, and compact enough to illuminate the overall narrative without dragging it down. Readers acquainted with the writers discussed, who range chronologically from Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte to Nadine Gordimer and Marilynne Robinson, will eagerly await their favorite books' four pages of fame. The book's style makes it accessible to less seasoned readers expanding their literary knowledge."--Publishers Weekly "A thoughtful and lively romp... While it is a tall order to compress 200 years into the same number of pages, the authors succeed admirably. Their introduction to the characters, plotlines and insights of this creative and quirky group is like a smorgasbord of appetisers reminding hungry readers just how tasty these cuisines are... At Home in the World performs an extraordinary service. It shows that women deserve to be read as commentators on the world of affairs."--Elizabeth Cobbs, Times Higher Education
Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION The Peripatetics 1 1 Adventure 12 2 Emancipation 43 3 Pioneers 78 4 War 110 5 Politics 162 6 Multinationals 197 CONCLUSION Promised Lands 247 Notes 253 Suggestions for Further Reading 265 Index 271
