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Amenable Women

by Mavis Cheek · 2008

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This novel about two intelligent, accomplished women who lived in the shadow of the men they married, interweaves a fascinating and little-known part of history with a funny, charming contemporary tale.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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