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Why women read fiction : the stories of our lives / Helen Taylor.

By: Taylor, Helen, 1947- [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2019Edition: FIRST EDITIONDescription: xxii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 978-0-19-882768-9; 0198827687Subject(s): WOMEN -- BOOKS AND READING -- GREAT BRITAIN | WOMEN -- BOOKS AND READING -- SOCIAL ASPECTS | FICTION -- APPRECIATION -- GREAT BRITAINDDC classification: 028.90820941 LOC classification: Z 1039 T39 2019

Contents:

How, where, and why women read fiction -- What women read -- Writers and readers -- The stories of our lives -- Conclusion

Summary: Explains how precious fiction is to contemporary British fiction readers, and how they draw on it to tell the stories of their lives. Draws on over 500 interviews with and questionnaires from women readers and writers.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	Non-fiction	General Circulation	GC Z 1039 T39 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000004216

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How, where, and why women read fiction -- What women read -- Writers and readers -- The stories of our lives -- Conclusion

Explains how precious fiction is to contemporary British fiction readers, and how they draw on it to tell the stories of their lives. Draws on over 500 interviews with and questionnaires from women readers and writers.

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