Helen Taylor

Gebundenes Buch

Childless by Choice

The Meaning & Legacy of a Childfree Life

Beschreibung

Helen Taylor cuts through the taboo of voluntary childlessness in this timely, intimate and groundbreaking exploration of what it means to live a life without children. Part memoir, part cultural history, this compelling narrative challenges our assumptions about family, fulfilment and female identity.

Autor

Helen Taylor is best known for her books on women's writing and reading: Scarlett's Women: Gone With the Wind and its Female Fans, The Daphne du Maurier Companion, and Why Women Read Fiction: The Stories of Our Lives. She taught English and American literature at three universities - West of England, Warwick and Exeter, where she was Head of English and is now Emeritus Professor. She has published widely on the literature and culture of the American South, as well as British and American women's writing. For many years, she has been a Chair, Curator and participant in many literary festivals, including Bath, Cheltenham, Oxford, Fowey, Budleigh Salterton and Clifton, and she was the first Director of the Liverpool Literature Festival. She is currently writing a book on Daphne du Maurier for the series 'Writers and Their Works'. She lives in Bristol.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Whitefox Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781917523301
• ISBN-10: 1917523300
• Artikelnr.: 74255309