Quinn -Q- Boothroyd is a young British lawyer married to an American and living in New York City. She's checked off most of the boxes on her -Modern Woman's List of Things to Do Before Hitting 30, - and her busy working life has been relatively painless. But when her doctor tells her she must spend the last three months of her pregnancy lying in bed, Q is thrown into a tailspin. Initially bored and frustrated, Q soon fills her days by trying to reconnect with her workaholic husband, provide legal advice for her sweet Greek neighbor, forge new emotional bonds with her mother and sisters,...
Quinn -Q- Boothroyd is a young British lawyer married to an American and living in New York City. She's checked off most of the boxes on her -Moder...
Tracing evolving treatments of female adolescence through a host of long-forgotten women's fictions, the book reveals that representations of the girl in popular women's literature importantly anticipated depictions of the feminist in the fin de siecle New Woman writing; conservative portrayals of girls' hopes, dreams, and subsequent frustrations helped clear a literary and cultural space for the New Woman's "awakening" to disaffected consciousness. "
Tracing evolving treatments of female adolescence through a host of long-forgotten women's fictions, the book reveals that representations of the girl...
-Sarah Bilston reads like Sophie Kinsella's big sister--a bit more serious, a little wiser, just as irresistible.--- New York Timesbestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips The hilarious sequel to Bed Rest, Sleepless Nights by Sarah Bilston is a must-read for working moms, women contemplating having children, and anyone who loves superior women's fiction and an unforgettable heroine. Fun and quirky lawyer-turned-mom Quinn -Q- Boothroyd is back in Sleepless Nights, making new career choices, moving to the country, and...
-Sarah Bilston reads like Sophie Kinsella's big sister--a bit more serious, a little wiser, just as irresistible.--- New York Times
