A Certain Woman

Author : Hala El Badry
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 1617971596
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Certain Woman written by Hala El Badry and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this prize-winning novel, Nahid is a woman determined to go on a journey of self discovery and understanding. As we accompany her in her sometimes delirious, sometimes lucid journey, we are given rare glimpses of the inner thoughts and feelings of a woman confronting questions of love and intimacy within and outside of marriage. It is a story of one woman's quest for liberation, not from a repressive society or a male-dominated world that is easy and has been done many times before but from self-imposed taboos that inhibit a woman's ability to find fulfillment and to confront the many imponderables surrounding sexuality, desire, and love. Stuck by conscious choice to keep up the genteel appearances of her middle-class family in a loveless marriage to Mustafa, the forty-something Nahid finds love and sex with novelist and journalist Omar himself trapped in a loveless, but not sexless, marriage to Maggie. Although their love story is at the very heart of the novel, we are given broad glimpses of the larger picture of the world outside through Nahid's work as an archaeologist and Omar's as a journalist. The novel was well received by women readers, critics, and reviewers and by a majority of the male audience, while a vociferous minority of male critics felt scandalized by it, finding it unseemly that such issues should be raised by a woman. Now English readers can judge for themselves.

Author : Takeo Arishima
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Certain Woman written by Takeo Arishima and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main theme of the novel is the changing place of women in Japanese society at the end of the Meiji period and Taishō period.

Author : Takeo Arishima
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Certain Woman written by Takeo Arishima and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main theme of the novel is the changing place of women in Japanese society at the end of the Meiji period and Taishō period.

Author : Wayne Johnston
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0345807901
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Son of a Certain Woman written by Wayne Johnston and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the Giller Prize and a national bestseller from one of Canada's most acclaimed, beloved storytellers: The Son of a Certain Woman is Wayne Johnston's funniest, sexiest novel yet, controversial in its issues, wise, generous and then some in its depiction of humanity. Percy Joyce, born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in the 50s is an outsider from childhood, set apart by a congenital disfigurement. Taunted and bullied, he is also isolated by his intelligence and wit, and his unique circumstances. Soon on the cusp of teenagehood, Percy is filled with yearning, wild with hormones, and longing for what he can't have—wanting to be let in...and let out. At the top of his wish list is his disturbingly alluring mother, Penelope, whose sex appeal fairly leaps off the page. Everyone in St. John's lusts after her—including her sister-in-law, Medina; their paying boarder, the local chemistry teacher, Pops MacDougal; and...Percy. The Son of a Certain Woman brilliantly mixes sorrow and laughter as it builds toward an unforgettable ending. Will Pops marry Penelope? Will Penelope and Medina be found out? Will Percy be lured into the Church? It is a reminder of the pain of being an outsider; of the sustaining power of love and the destructive power of hate; and of the human will to triumph.

Author : Sharon C. Talford
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1600341411
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Certain Woman written by Sharon C. Talford and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of inspiration, encouragement, and insight shows readers how to have a stronger and deeper relationship with God, so that they can effectively operate in the Kingdom of God.

Author : R. S. Gunn
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664200320
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Certain Woman written by R. S. Gunn and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women of God are searching for direction and advice. Now they can meet that need and go beyond, discovering a clear mission statement to turn to in their lives. A Certain Woman presents a work of inspirational narrative nonfiction featuring unnamed or little recognized women in the Bible and pulling from the defining moments of author R. S. Gunn’s real life. It shows that God uses all His children for His glory, from Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus, to Rahab, Jesus’s great-grandmother several generations removed, who spent her younger years as a prostitute. These stories grant women power and offer a glimpse into the day that these biblical women received their call and answered accordingly. On the modern side, lessons and life experiences include military service, serious health issues, miscarriage, marriage, divorce, children, career shifts, unemployment, physical manifestations of stress, alcohol abuse, and idolatry as Gunn fought with God, pleaded with Him, and ultimately answered His call and met the conditions He required. This collection of personal and biblically inspired narratives offers a message of strength and power for women of God.

Author : Georgie Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781800240049
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Woman of a Certain Rage written by Georgie Hall and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Made me laugh and flinch in equal measure' Sophie Kinsella A smart and funny novel about love, life and a second shot at freedom for rebellious women of a certain age. Eliza is angry. Very angry, and very, very hot. Late for work and dodging traffic, she's still reeling from the latest row with husband Paddy. Twenty-something years ago, their eyes met over the class divide in oh-so-cool Britpop London, but while Paddy now seems content filling his downtime with canal boats and cricket, Eliza craves the freedom and excitement of her youth. Fifty sounds dangerously close to pensionable: her woke children want to cancel her, a male motorist has just called her a 'mad old bat' and to cap it all her hormones are on the run. Who knew menopause was puberty's evil older sister? But then a moment of heroism draws an unexpected admirer, and Eliza sets out to discover whether the second half of life can be a glass half full after all. She might suffer mental fog and night sweats - and have temporarily mislaid her waist - but this is her renaissance. Woman of a Certain Rage is a smart and funny novel for all women who won't be told it's too late to shake things up. Praise for Woman of a Certain Rage: 'Georgie Hall has created a brand new, funny and brilliantly honest voice in this hugely relatable book. I loved the mix of comedy, warmth and frank reality - it made me laugh and flinch in equal measure' Sophie Kinsella 'Fierce, brilliant, honest and very, very funny - this book is a must' Jenny Colgan 'Warm, wise and laugh-out-loud witty, Eliza and her unexpected midlife resurgence are simply magnificent. Bridget Jones on HRT (and bigger pants). I absolutely loved it' Lucy Dillon 'Beautifully written and smart as a whip, this is a funny and truthful novel about love and life past the big five-0. Hall has created a character that mid-life readers can not only root for but identify with too' Mike Gayle

Author : Pierre Marie Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 998 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The lover and the husband; The woman of a certain age, etc. [by P.M.C. de Barnard du Grail de la Villette] ed. by mrs. Gore written by Pierre Marie Charles de Bernard du Grail de la Villette and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hālah Badrī
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Certain Woman written by Hālah Badrī and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel of self-discovery and understanding

Author : Jane Ganahl
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 160868007X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Single Woman of a Certain Age written by Jane Ganahl and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book assembles a chorus of sophisticated, edgy, and humorous voices on the topic of being unmarried in one’s prime. Far from being out to pasture, these writers zestily take on the challenges and enjoy the rewards of growing older as a single woman: sex (or not), occasional loneliness, single motherhood, second careers, menopause, critter comforts, and more. Joyce Maynard (“fifteen years divorced and pushing fifty with a short stick”) tries online dating, Kathi Kamen Goldmark embraces her newly empty nest, Susan Griffin savors the joys of solo travel, Wendy Merrill dumps a younger lover to save her self-esteem, Diane Mapes prefers the joys of aunthood over motherhood, Ms. Gonick dates a sexy (if uneducated) cowboy, and Rachel Toor finally finds the perfect companion — and he has four legs.