Published in 1977
526 pages
Marilyn French is the bestselling author of The Women’s Room, her debut novel that sold millions of copies worldwide. Her works of nonfiction include Beyond Power: Women, Men and Morals, The War Against Women and From Eve to Dawn: A Woman’s History of the World. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University.
What is this book about?
The classic feminist novel that awakened both men and women, The Women’s Room follows the transformation of Mira Ward and her circle as the women’s movement begins to have an impact on their lives. A biting social commentary on an emotional world gone silently haywire, The Women’s Room is a modern classic that offers piercing insight into the social norms accepted so blindly and revered so completely. Marilyn French questions those accepted norms and poignantly portrays the hopeful believers looking for new truths.
