Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance

Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained

Long before clinch covers and bodice rippers, romance novels had a bad reputation as the lowbrow lit of desperate housewives and hopeless spinsters. But why were these booksâ‚¬"the escape and entertainment of choice for millions of womenâ‚¬"singled out for scorn and shame? Dangerous Books for Girls examines the secret history of the genreâ‚¬s bad reputationâ‚¬"from the â‚¬Å“damned mob of scribbling womenâ‚¬Â in the nineteenth century to the sexy mass-market paperbacks of the twentieth centuryâ‚¬"and shows how romance novels have inspired and empowered generations of women to dream big, refuse to settle, and believe theyâ‚¬re worth it. For every woman who has ever hidden the cover of a romanceâ‚¬"and every woman who has been curious about those â‚¬Å“Fabio booksâ‚¬Ââ‚¬"Dangerous Books For Girls shows why thereâ‚¬s no room for guilt when reading for pleasure.
Country USA
Brand Maya Rodale
Manufacturer Maya Rodale
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Model black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780990635628
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Dangerous Books For Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained