Why women read fiction : the stories of our lives /
Helen Taylor.
- FIRST EDITION
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2019.
- xxii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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.
978-0-19-882768-9 0198827687
2019949804
WOMEN--BOOKS AND READING--GREAT BRITAIN WOMEN--BOOKS AND READING--SOCIAL ASPECTS FICTION--APPRECIATION--GREAT BRITAIN