Marilyn French

An extraordinary memoir on facing death . . . and choosing lifeWhere there’s a will . . . Given a death sentence after being diagnosed with cancer, Marilyn French fought back . . . and won. A Season in Hell is the story of her battle to survive against overwhelming odds. A smoker for almost half a century, French was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the summer of 1992. She was given a year to live, but five years later, she was, incredibly, cancer free. In this inspiring account, French chronicles her journey, from her reaction to the devastating news, to the chemotherapy that almost killed her, to her miraculous return to life following a two-week coma. She shares her feelings on apathetic doctors, the vital importance of a support network of friends and family, and how her near-death experience forever altered her perspective and priorities.

The twenty-one-million copy bestseller—available again for a new generation of readers Originally published in 1977, The Women’s Room was a novel that—for the first time—expressed the inner lives of women who left education and professional advancement behind to marry in the 1950s, only to find themselves adrift and unable to support themselves after divorce in the 1970s. Some became destitute, a few went insane. But many went back to school in the heyday of the Women’s Liberation movement, and were swept up in the promise of equality for both sexes. Marilyn French’s characters represent this wide cross section of American women, and her wry and pointed voice gives depth and emotional intensity to this timeless book that remains controversial and completely relevant.

Frauen ? Auf der Suche nach sich selbst
 
 Mira, Val, Kyla und ihre Freundinnen begegnen sich 1968 in Harvard. In den braven Fünfzigern zu unterwürfiger Angepasstheit erzogen, rebellieren sie gegen die starren Konventionen, die ihnen Erziehung und Gesellschaft auferlegt haben. Jede von ihnen muss ihren Weg wählen, wenn es darum geht, sich für Familie oder Karriere zu entscheiden, Herausforderungen und Probleme zu bewältigen oder für ihre Rechte zu kämpfen. Und als sie aus den verschiedensten Gründen ihr Dasein als Ehefrau, Hausfrau und Mutter hinter sich lassen, beginnt die Suche nach dem eigenen Leben erst recht.
 
 ? Ein Buch, das Leben verändert? (Fay Weldon)

"Shows women's friendships] to be the saving grace of civilization."--Gloria Steinem"Set in Steventon, an affluent town in the Berkshires, this finely detailed group portrait of four disparate women] . . . celebrates women's cherishing friendships and creativity . . . the intelligent and openhearted women and men French] warmly portrays are compelling."--"Booklist"Now available in paperback, the update by the author of the classic novel "The Women's Room" (21 million sold worldwide) explores the truth and realities behind women's lives during the landmark year 2000. Marilyn French is the best-selling author of six novels. Stephanie Genty is an associate professor at the Universite d'Evry-Val d'Essonne.

This is a seminal three-volume work, that covers the history of women throughout the world, from earliest times to the present. Marilyn French, internationally bestselling author of The Women's Room, has spent over two decades with a team of researchers and historians examining women's roles and activities in various civilizations and societies throughout the ages. The first volume covers women's roles from earliest recorded history to the Dark Ages. Fascinating and thought provoking, this new history of women from one of feminism's leading voices is an important document for our times.

This is a seminal three-volume work, that covers the history of women throughout the world, from earliest times to the present. Marilyn French, internationally bestselling author of The Women's Room, has spent over two decades with a team of researchers and historians examining women's roles and activities in various civilizations and societies throughout the ages. In this final volume of her trilogy on the history of women, Marilyn French examines the role of women in the 19th and 20th centuries. The triumph of capitalism in the 19th century marked the lowest point for women, particularly for those caught in inhumane working conditions in industry and living in squalid cities. These years also marked a turning point, as women stood together and demanded an end to subjugation. They claimed the right to education, to professions, to the vote, and to own property. Everything exploded in the 20th century, which was convulsed by revolution, genocide, and war. The two world wars gave way to socialism, fascism, communism, anti-imperialism, and calls for democracy and equality. Women played a part in all these movements, yet change proved elusive. Once any battle was won, leaders refused to accept women as equals. By the end of the century, the most enduring reforms resulted from peaceful campaigns by unions, civil rights workers, and feminists. At the dawn of the 21st century, there is hope for women. The feminist movement is the most important revolution ever. It challenges the root of patriarchy - the idea that one sex is superior to the other and has authority over it.

1968. Mira Ward is lonely, depressed and in a mess. Having spent years subscribing to the American Dream of a husband, children and a spotless kitchen in suburbia, Mira decides it's time to go back to school. From the shallow excitement of suburban cocktail parties and casual affairs, through the varied nightmares fo rape, madness and loneliness to the dawning awareness of the exhilaration of liberation, Mira Ward's world is about to be turned upside down. Reviews: "They said this book would change lives - and it certainly changed mine." Jenni Murray "Reading The Women's Room was an intense and wonderful experience. It is in my DNA." Kirsty Wark "The Women's Room took the lid off a seething mass of women's frustrations, resentments and furies it was an angry book about the victimisation of women, about the need to change things from top to bottom it was a declaration of independence." Observer "The kind of book that changes lives." Fay Weldon