OWLS - Older Women and Literature
Books to emotionally and intellectually nourish "older women"
6-18-23
Summer is here, and time for long books to read over relaxing days. (Or to escape hectic ones!) For this OWL , diving into historical novels tracing years in a family’s life is one of the best ways to do this. So in the Fiction Review section I suggest two related series set from post-Revolutionary America through the 1880’s. I hope you enjoy some or all of them.
6-2-23: Medieval women in fact and fiction.
The recently published non-fiction book, Femina, by Janina Ramirez, is a treasure chest combining old, revered documentation with new archeological techniques. Covering the 7th through 14th century in England, Sweden, France, Hungary and Poland, women come to the forefront of history in new ways. It’s reviewed in the Non-Fiction section.
As a companion read (or excellent on its own), Matrix: A Novel, by Lauren Groff, is a conjuring of the life, visions, and achievements of Marie de France, a real 12th century writer and translator, whose works have survived though little is known of her life. It’s included in the Fiction section.
Coming soon: An Historical Family Saga.
Happy reading,
Deborah