They tuck me in each night

And give me nightmares! Hehehe! On my bedside, literally the side of my bed :-D, is a pile of books (what else). I have started all of them, hehehe! (Oh dear!)

I wanted to share the list with you because I love that each book (except for the last one which is a compilation) is about a woman persona, a CHARACTER living in her own peculiar time.



The Moon Under Her Feet
By Clysta Kinstler
Bought by myself for my Aries goddess gf. (though I haven't given it up yet! :-P)
This is a narrative weaving the biblical account of Mary and Jesus, the Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris, and the Sumerian story of Inanna and Dumuzi to create an exotic tale of a strong, sensual woman.


The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
by Jane Smiley
Bought by mysef. Jane Smiley is a personal favorite.
Publisher's Weekly says
An immensely appealing heroine, a historical setting conveyed with impressive fidelity and a charming and poignant love story make Smiley's new novel a sure candidate for bestseller longevity. Lidie Harkness, a spinster at 20, is an anomaly in 1850s Illinois. She has an independent mind, a sharp tongue and a backbone; she prefers to swim, shoot, ride and fish rather than spend a minute over the stove or with a darning needle.



The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B
By Sandra Gulland
Lent by gf C. Josephine B, ;-)
The Barnes & Noble Review
The Josephine B. of the title is the woman who became Josephine Bonaparte. Framed in diary form, this historical novel catapults through the parallel worlds of French poverty and Parisian splendor melting towards the bloody revolution. A prophecy seen strewn among tarot cards gradually begins to materialize.



The Bitch in the House
Edited by Cathi Hanauer
Recommended by Cancer gf to Cancer gf, and bought for me by mumsicle
In 1931, Virginia Woolf wrote "Killing The Angel in the House," a stunning attack on the Victorian ideal of the constantly dutiful, perpetually self-sacrificing wife. In The Bitch in the House, Cathi Hanauer takes Woolf's act of demolition a step further, offering a podium to more than two dozen independent-minded women, who write about frustration and anger in their everyday lives. Touching on issues ranging from obesity to the overrated joys of motherhood, the contributors retain their articulateness without losing their rage.