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Ladies, Start Your Engines: Women Writers on Cars and the Road

In funny, brash, proud, graceful, and reminiscent works by some of the 20th century's most popular women writers, this engaging mix of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry reveals the strong connections between women and automobiles. Contributors include Lesley Hazleton, Jayne Anne Phillips, Joyce Carol Oates, Meg Swenson, Jan Kerouac, and others.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 332 pages

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