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French, Marilyn was born on November 21, 1929 in New York City. Daughter of E. Charles and Isabel (Hazz) Edwards.
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By the author of the groundbreaking feminist novel The Women's Room, this audiobook is a compelling novel about the devastating power of marriage - and the unexpected power of love. A love story for and about adults, it speaks to the hearts and minds of women and men everywhere. Dolores and Victor are both successful, both Americans living alone in England. They meet and fall instantly in love, only to discover they agree on nothing. From the start they know they have only one year together. Their affair is sometimes bitter, always passionate, and, in the end, an extraordinary revelation for them both.
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("FRENCH'S MOST FOCUSED, DARING, AND POWERFUL NOVEL." --Ne...)
"FRENCH'S MOST FOCUSED, DARING, AND POWERFUL NOVEL." --New Woman Famed presidential advisor Stephen Upton has suffered a stroke, and his four very different daughters gather in his perfectly appointed mansion outside Boston to await his death or recovery. Elizabeth, cold and calculating, fights hard for every success and pays a high price; beautiful Mary has always needed a man to support her tastes, but time is catching up with her; Alex can't remember her childhood and wants to know why; and Ronnie, illegitimate and proud, refuses to acknowledge her feelings for the man they all love and hate. In the weeks to come, they will learn one another's terrible secrets, and the astonishing truth about the life they might have shared.... Once again, Marilyn French has written an extraordinary novel of our times--a novel of family love and resentment, of sisterhood and fatherhood, of acceptance and rejection and the search for peace. "SHOULD STRIKE A CHORD WITH EVERY WOMAN who is willing to think honestly about the place of femaleness in the world." --Chicago Tribune
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( The woman who changed the face of feminism with The Wom...)
The woman who changed the face of feminism with The Women’s Room brings us an unforgettable story of sisterhood, fatherhood, family, and love In a Massachusetts hospital, as distinguished presidential adviser Stephen Upton lies mortally ill, four women gather at his lavish mansion. Half sisters Elizabeth, Mary, Alex, and Ronnie have painful and poignant memories of their childhoods—and of their father. Born to different mothers, the sisters haven’t seen one another in years. As Upton hovers between life and death, his daughters begin to open up about the man they love and hate. They share their stories and discover the terrible secret that binds them all together . . . the secret they kept even as they fought for Upton’s approval and affection. As they struggle to make peace with their father—and with one another—the women finally begin to heal and forgive the sins of the past. Moving and eloquent, Our Father is a testament to the power of female bonding.
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This stunning work of research by one of America's leading feminists constructs a completely convincing argument that there is, indeed, a war against women. French reveals, for example, that although women do most of the world's work and produce 45 percent of the world's food, they hold only 10 percent of the world's income and 1 percent of the world's property.
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“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. Stéphanie Genty is an associate professor at the Université d'Evry-Val d'Essonne.
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("Terrifying...Impressive...A challenging esay that justif...)
"Terrifying...Impressive...A challenging esay that justifies the feminist revival." THE NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author and feminist scholar Marilyn French has written a shocking and fascinating analysis of the history of women's political, cultural, physical, and economic repression that is as controversial as it is utterly convincing. In this stunning work of resarch, Ms. French creates a devastating portrait of today's male-dominated global society, with its underlying aim of destroying, subjugating, or mutilating women. Here is a devastating indictment of our values and an important step toward an urgent public discussion of human morality.
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French, Marilyn was born on November 21, 1929 in New York City. Daughter of E. Charles and Isabel (Hazz) Edwards.
Bachelor, Hofstra College, 1951; Master of Arts, Hofstra College, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1972.
Secretarial, clerical worker, 1946-1953. Lecturer Hofstra College, 1964-1968. Assistant professor English Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1972-1976.
Mellon fellow Harvard University, 1976-1977. Writer, lecturer, 1967—2009.
( The woman who changed the face of feminism with The Wom...)
( By the author of the groundbreaking feminist novel The ...)
( By the author of the groundbreaking feminist novel The ...)
(This stunning work of research by one of America's leadin...)
( “Shows women’s friendships to be the saving grace of ci...)
("FRENCH'S MOST FOCUSED, DARING, AND POWERFUL NOVEL." --Ne...)
("Terrifying...Impressive...A challenging esay that justif...)
Member Virginia Woolf Society, Phi Beta Kappa. F C.
Married Robert M. French, Junior, June 4, 1950 (divorced 1967). Children: Jamie, Robert.