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American Housewife-Helen Ellis
A collection of stories revolving around a choice of catty, eccentric,
and unique women that are each impossible to forget. Ellis, a self-
described housewife, delivers a sharp and humorous look into the
dark world of domesticity. Featuring murderous ladies who lunch,
sociopathic mother-in-laws, and even a few handy how-tos, such
as how to unlock Southern lady code. American Housewife is a
rollicking, pointed commentary on womanhood.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
If you haven't heard of "Eat, Prey, Love" by now, you should probably come outside and
enjoy some sunlight. is novel sold 10 million copies and became a cultural phenomenon
and skyrocketed author Elizabeth Gilbert to fame. Now, the beloved author, Elizabeth
Gilbert, offers her readers an introspective look into her own creative process and unique
perspective on creativity with "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear." rough showing
us how to identify what we most love and face what we truly fear, Gilbert encourages us
to uncover the "strange jewels" that are hidden within each of us whether we're looking to
write, paint, perform or embark on an entirely new endeavor.
e Core Of e Sun-Johanna Sinisalo
(Translated by Lola Rogers)
Finnish Author Johanna Sinisalo spins a dystopian tale reminiscent of Margartet Atwood's
chilling classic "e Handmaid's Tale." Set in an alternative history known as "e Eusistrocratic
Republic of Finland," where the government has bred a new human sub-species of beautiful and
submissive women, called eloi, specifically for procreation. Contrarily, there are morlocks, who
are deemed unfit for reproduction therefore are sterilized and labeled second-class citizens. We
follow the story of Vanna, a woman raised as an eloi but secretly possesses a high IQ, as she sets
out to find her sister. Told through letters, diary entries, historical documentaries, and dictionary
definitions, this novel weaves a bizarrely entertaining story concentrated on gender politics.
