The Women¢s Room tells the story of one such woman: a suburban 1950s housewife named Mira who divorces her loathsome husband and returns to graduate school at Harvard.

The story follows Mira as she grows from a young girl in the 1940s to a woman of the 1960s. As she experiences marriage, motherhood, and friendship as a woman of the 1950s, she grows increasingly lonely and unfulfilled.

The bestselling feminist novel that awakened both women and men, 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 Season in Hell is the story of her battle to survive against overwhelming odds./divDIV A smoker for almost half a century, French was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the summer of 1992.

. . Written in concise, understated language, this is a significant addition to literature on women¢s studies and history.” —Publishers Weekly

A novel of second love between Americans abroad—“a monumental achievement” from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women¢s Room (Cosmopolitan).

DIVDIVAn unapologetically romantic novel about a woman who finds love in middle age/divDIV After four marriages and numerous affairs, famed author Hermione Beldame doesn¢t expect real life to play out like her bestselling romance novels.

This examination of the nature and effects of power draws on the wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, political science, law, and theology to investigate the sources of patriarchy.

Here is a devastating indictment of our values and an important step toward an urgent public discussion of human morality.