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In the Country of Women : A Memoir
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In the Country of Women : A Memoir Hardcover - 2019

by Straight, Susan

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A valuable social history and a personal narrative, this work reads like a love song to America and the nation's indomitable women, written by National Book Award finalist and Guggenheim Fellow.

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Catapult. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title In the Country of Women : A Memoir
  • Author Straight, Susan
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Catapult
  • Date 2019-08-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 18833361-6
  • ISBN 9781948226226 / 1948226227
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.5 in (23.11 x 16.26 x 3.81 cm)
  • Reading level 1030
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Women, Authors, American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018965034
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2019, Page 24
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/15/2019, Page 82
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/06/2019, Page 0

About the author

SUSAN STRAIGHT has published eight novels, including Highwire Moon, Between Heaven and Here, and A Million Nightingales. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the National Magazine Award. She is the recipient of the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement from the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Edgar Award for Best Short Story, the O. Henry Prize, the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her stories and essays have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Granta, McSweeney's, Black Clock, Harper's, and other journals. Her work has been translated into Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Turkish, Japanese, Romanian, Swedish, and Russian. She is Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. She was born in Riverside, where she lives with her family.

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