Beacon Book of Essays by Contemporary American Women

by Wendy Martin (Editor)

A collection of essays considers such wide-ranging topics as family, children, love, rape, ethnic identity, and the natural world and includes the works of Maya Angelou, Joan Didion, Amy Tan, Annie Dillard, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and other notable writers.

Genres: Essays, Nonfiction, Feminism

310 pages, Hardcover

First published April 30, 1996

Reviews

[Kalley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible. Astounding.

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A chorus of favorites.