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Book Synopsis Becoming a Woman Through Romance by : Linda K. Christian-Smith
Download or read book Becoming a Woman Through Romance written by Linda K. Christian-Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman is incomplete without a man, motherhood is a woman’s destiny, and a woman’s place is in the home. These conservative political themes are woven throughout teen romance fiction’s sagas of hearts and flowers. Using the theory and interpretive methods of feminism and cultural studies, Christian-Smith explores the contradictory role that popular culture plays in constructing gender, class, race, age and sexual meanings. Originally published in 1990, Becoming a Woman through Romance combines close textual analyses of thirty-four teen romance novels (written in the United States from 1942-1982) with a school study in three midwestern American schools. Christian-Smith situates teen romance fiction within the rapidly changing publishing industry and the important political and economic changes in the United States surrounding the rise of the New Right. By analysing the structure of the novels in terms of the themes of romance, sexuality and beautification, and the Good/Bad and Strong/Weak dichotomies, she demonstrates how each has shaped the novels’ versions of femininity over forty years. She also shows that although romance fiction is presented as a universal model, it is actually an expression of white middle class gender ideology and tension within this class. This high readable, comprehensive and coherent work was the first to combine in one volume three vital areas of cultural studies research: the political economy of publishing, textual analysis, and a study of readers. The first full-scale study of teen romance fiction, Becoming a Woman through Romance establishes the importance of the study of popular culture forms found in school for understanding the process of school materials in identity formation.
Book Synopsis Romancing the Novel by : Margaret Bruzelius
Download or read book Romancing the Novel written by Margaret Bruzelius and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romancing the Novel examines the ways in which romance forms characteristic of boys' books - as exemplified in the novels of Scott, Dumas, Verne, and Stevenson - influence narratives not generally put in the same category - both psychoanalytical accounts of the psyche and novels by authors as diverse as George Eliot, Ursual Le Guin, Joseph Conrad, and W. G. Sebald. Adventure has been most recently studied largely as a symptom of imperialism's ideological apparatus. But as an intensely familiar story available from the earliest reading, adventure conditions the narratable - its influence is felt from the nursery bed to the analyst's couch. By reading Maurice Sendak with Melanie Klein and Peter Rabbit with Daniel Deronda, Romancing the Novel argues that the power and depth of the generic constraints of the adventure form have not been recognized simply because they are so ubiquitous. Adventure fiction is not merely summer reading whose ephemeral effects dissipate, but rather a pervasive code that exerts powerful effects on the imaginable.
Book Synopsis Girl Culture [2 volumes] by : Claudia Mitchell
Download or read book Girl Culture [2 volumes] written by Claudia Mitchell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-12-30 with total page 749 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before has so much popular culture been produced about what it means to be a girl in today's society. From the first appearance of Nancy Drew in 1930, to Seventeen magazine in 1944 to the emergence of Bratz dolls in 2001, girl culture has been increasingly linked to popular culture and an escalating of commodities directed towards girls of all ages. Editors Claudia A. Mitchell and Jacqueline Reid-Walsh investigate the increasingly complex relationships, struggles, obsessions, and idols of American tween and teen girls who are growing up faster today than ever before. From pre-school to high school and beyond, Girl Culture tackles numerous hot-button issues, including the recent barrage of advertising geared toward very young girls emphasizing sexuality and extreme thinness. Nothing is off-limits: body image, peer pressure, cliques, gangs, and plastic surgery are among the over 250 in-depth entries highlighted. Comprehensive in its coverage of the twenty and twenty-first century trendsetters, fashion, literature, film, in-group rituals and hot-button issues that shape—and are shaped by—girl culture, this two-volume resource offers a wealth of information to help students, educators, and interested readers better understand the ongoing interplay between girls and mainstream culture.
Book Synopsis His Curvy Sunshine: A Steamy Mistaken Identity Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance by : Mary E Thompson
Download or read book His Curvy Sunshine: A Steamy Mistaken Identity Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2025-01-14 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy plus-size romance series by USA TODAY Bestselling small town romance author Mary E Thompson... Kingsley “Your dad had a heart attack.” The words should have warranted a reaction. They should have made my gut clench. They should have sent me running back to my hometown to be there for him. Instead, the thought that ran through my head was I hope he died. Son-of-the-year right here. But he didn’t die, and he needed me to keep his veterinarian practice afloat. I wouldn’t go for him, but I would for my mom. She was the innocent one, the one I still cared about. And God love her, she stood by his side. So I loaded up my four-year-old and returned to the small town I'd planned to make my home until lies and truths destroyed my happiness. I would give my father one summer. Then I was going back to my life. Without him in it. Daisy For the first time in my life, I felt like I had a home. Moving to the small town of MacKellar Cove was a gamble, but not a big one since it meant being roommates with my bestie. Years later, I found everything I’d been looking for. A home, a family of friends, and the perfect place to open my business. We didn’t need to talk about what was missing from my life. I didn’t need a man. I was totally fine on my own. But the new guy I was matched with on my favorite dating app was funny, interesting, a single dad, and… His mother? I was catfished. By his mother.
Book Synopsis His Curvy Fascination: A Steamy Runaway Bride Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance by : Mary E Thompson
Download or read book His Curvy Fascination: A Steamy Runaway Bride Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2024-08-29 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy BBW small town contemporary romance from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Mary E Thompson... Andre Was there more to life than love? I sure as hell hoped so since love had evaded me so far. Maybe it was better to stop looking for love and enjoy the scorching hot looks from my small town’s newest supposed resident. Living at the local Inn? Not likely. But who was I to judge? And who was I to complain when the tempting, stuffy, curvy stunner stared at me from her bedroom window? I stripped off my shirt and smirked when she realized I caught her watching. Run and hide? I expected that. What I didn’t expect was for her to come out and steal my sweaty shirt and pull it over her head. Then insist I invite her out if I wanted it back. It was just a shirt, but she was definitely not just a woman. She was secrets and temptation and fascination. And I was not strong enough to resist. Joelle He’s not the man for me. He’s all sweaty and muscled and nothing like the man I was supposed to marry. The one buried deep in my mother on my wedding day. What the hell did I know about what I wanted? I spent my entire life listening to my mother. Letting her make decisions for me. What to wear, who to date, my degree, my job, my fiancé. No more. She betrayed me. I ran away from my own wedding, ignoring their pleas and insults. I wasn’t a small town woman. I wasn’t sticking around. But maybe the gardener with the glistening, tempting abs who caught me watching him is exactly the person I need help me figure out who I was.
Book Synopsis Romancing the Tomes by : Margaret Thornton
Download or read book Romancing the Tomes written by Margaret Thornton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions by scholars from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, this provocative collection of essays explores the uneasy relationship between law and popular culture from a feminist perspective.
Book Synopsis Romancing the Goddess by : Marijane Osborn
Download or read book Romancing the Goddess written by Marijane Osborn and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take three exciting medieval romances, translate them - two for the first time - into modern English verse, and you'll have only part of Marijane Osborn's Romancing the Goddess. Osborn introduces and translates the three tales, all dealing with women cast adrift upon the northern and Mediterranean seas, then shows how the stories forge a hitherto missing link with worship of a savior goddess in the distant past.
Book Synopsis Romancing The Thai by : Mark Reynolds
Download or read book Romancing The Thai written by Mark Reynolds and published by Booksmango. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romancing The Thai By Mark Reynolds is the only Thai romance language Phrasebook you’re going to be needing when holidaying in Thailand. This book will introduce you to all the most useful Thai romantic phrases you’ll ever need when looking for love & romance in the Land Of Smiles. The book includes... 1) Ice breakers. Hello how are you ? What’s your name? etc. No Thai language Romantic phrasebook should be without these basic bread and butter ice breakers. 2) Talking about the Thai girls family. This is going to score you brownie points when dating most Thai women! 3) Basic romantic talk. Have you got a boyfriend / girlfriend? Would you like to go out? Etc. 4) Eating out. There’s nothing like a bit of whining and dinning to get the ball rolling! 5) Romantic phrases and conversations. “I love you” “I want to share my life with you” etc. 6) Conversational text sections where you can practice your Thai in various realistic everyday language situational exchanges. 7) A section about getting married. 8) Having problems and want out of the relationship? There is a handy section that introduces you to some helpful phrases to deal with these types of situations. 9) In the bedroom section. This is where you’ll get a chance to really flex your linguistic muscle! 10) A little section about health and chemists just in case! And lots lots more... A Thai Language Phrase Book With A Difference Romancing the Thai is not simply just another “wham bam thank you mam” Thai love language phrasebook guide - it goes deeper than that! This guide will not only teach you the most important aspects of the Thai romance language – but will also provide the reader with a working blueprint that they can easily follow in order to achieve success in casual or long term relationships with Thai women. Romancing The Thai Language Phrasebook can be used, and is suitable in many situations. It can be utilized by... 1) Men who are looking for a serious long term relationships with Thai Girls & marriage. 2) Men who are just taking a short vacation in Thailand - and are looking to have some no strings attached fun - with the many Thai bar girls who work the nightlife venues of Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket. 3) Men & women regardless of their sexual orientation (gay men & lesbians will also find the language useful and relevant). 4) Students of the Thai language as a vocabulary and Lexis expander. 5) Anyone who is interested in reading a light hearted fun Thai language phrase book. And Finally! If you’re planning a vacation in Thailand – then “Romancing The Thai Language Phrasesbook” is a must have. So don’t leave home without it!!!
Book Synopsis His Curvy Genius by : Mary E Thompson
Download or read book His Curvy Genius written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the 10th book in the steamy BBW small town contemporary romance series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Mary E Thompson. Xavier The day I walked away from Karissa was the hardest day of my life. Until the mother of my newborn daughter walked out of the hospital and left both of us behind. My daughter and I built a life, just the two of us. We were happy, and we were together. But when she started getting into trouble at high school, a change had to be made. Nothing mattered to me more than her. So, I did what I couldn’t do for Karissa. I embraced small town life. I never expected we’d end up in Karissa’s small town. With her best friend and my best friend starting a family, and trying to make us a part of it. Keeping my distance from her was the smart thing, but I was never the smart one out of the two of us. Karissa I thought of myself as smart. Someone who could use her brains to figure things out. When I designed a dating app, I thought it was good. For everyone except me, apparently. The app matched me with my ex. My ex who decided all the things he wanted in his life were the opposite of what I wanted. Small town? Nope, moving to the city. Regular job? Nope, something big and flashy. Quiet life together? Ha! That was the biggest joke of all. He had all those things. He got the big job in the big city and lived his big life. But now he’s in my small town. He’s eating at my favorite places and making space for himself within my group of friends. He’s infiltrating my world. But he’s not getting back inside my heart.
Download or read book Romancing God written by Lynn S. Neal and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the world of the evangelical romance novel, sex and desire are mitigated by an omnipresent third party-the divine. Thus romance is not just an encounter between lovers, but a triangle of affection: man, woman, and God. Although this literature is often
Book Synopsis His Curvy Happiness: A Steamy Teach Me Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance by : Mary E Thompson
Download or read book His Curvy Happiness: A Steamy Teach Me Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2024-08-29 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy BBW romance by USA TODAY Bestselling small town romance author Mary E Thompson... Landon I wasn’t supposed to be relieved when my girlfriend of three years refused to move in with me. That should have been my first clue we were never right. My second clue? I never wanted her the way I wanted Casey. Casey was sweet and innocent and a complete mystery. Why did a newly divorced single mom need my help seducing men? I agreed. And for my payment, she had to pose as my date to a friend’s wedding. It was only one date. But making her laugh, holding her in my arms, and getting to know her left me wanting more. Who was teaching who about seduction? Casey Asking Landon for help was impulsive. But when I heard him telling a customer about the seductiveness of flowers, I wanted to listen to him forever. I didn’t miss my ex-husband, but I missed sex. A lot. I didn’t need a relationship or a new husband. I needed a man who tantalized me with his words and tempted me with his smile. And who was willing to teach me about a lot more than just flowers.
Book Synopsis His Curvy Distraction: A Steamy Forbidden Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance by : Mary E Thompson
Download or read book His Curvy Distraction: A Steamy Forbidden Small-Town Curvy Girl Romance written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omar Running for reelection in the small town I’d made my home should have been a slam dunk. I had the support of my staff, the backing of the rest of the town, and a damn good track record. I also had new competition. Not for mayor. That was a lock. No, the competition was for my sanity. By the way of the woman who thought she should be able to do whatever she wanted in town just because she was doing it for the kids. There were still rules. Rules I was going to make sure she followed. Even if it meant I had to check in on her every single step of the way to make sure she was doing as I wanted her to. Which she never was. I wish that was the only thing about her that made me out of my mind crazy. Natalie Ugh. Could the interim Mayor be any more of a pain in my backside? First, he needs details for all of my plans for the new rec center. Then he wants bi-weekly updates on where things are going. Then approval for the company doing the work for me. He might be the mayor, but he wasn’t in charge of my project. I had half a mind to tell him what he could do with his overbearing, stubborn, demanding… He kissed me. In the middle of a meeting. When I was telling him where to shove his demands. Instead, I ended up shoving my tongue down his throat. Was it wrong to find fighting with him as much fun as making up? Did I care?
Book Synopsis Romancing the Rogue by : Donna Lea Simpson
Download or read book Romancing the Rogue written by Donna Lea Simpson and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Earl of Hearts, three Classic Regency Romance novellas celebrating the witty and romantic world made popular by Georgette Heyer. The Viscount’s Valentine Notorious rogue Viscount Blackthorne has fled London and escaped to the wilds of Yorkshire to avoid scandal. What he never expected to find there was the widow Honey Hockley, the one woman who captured his heart twelve years earlier. Upon meeting, attraction flares and tensions mount as the two confront their old feelings and fears and discover that it’s never too late for love. “Original. I liked the story . . . Worth it.” —Goodreads A Rogue’s Rescue A delightful story in which the con gets conned when the plain and aging spinster Miss Ariadne Lambert turns the tables on the unscrupulous “Dapper” Dorsey, who’s out to steal her fortune. With the help of Viscount Ingram, Ariadne creates a devilish scheme to bring about the final undoing of Dorsey—and in the process discovers that Ingram has stolen her heart. “Although this is clean (just kisses), the air between them fairly sizzles. A Rogue’s Rescue is an excellent example of storytelling that is succinct without sacrificing plot or character and one I don’t hesitate to recommend.” —Goodreads A Scandalous Plan Headstrong Lady Theresa was never good at sitting around and doing nothing, so it’s no surprise when she takes it upon herself to call on the widowed Mr. Martindale to see for herself if the strange rumors about his family are true. As she works her way into the lives and hearts of Martindale and his two young children, she realizes too late that her plans to help could backfire horribly—both for the family and for her own chance at love. “Perfection. This love story is everything you could want in a traditional Regency romance between a merchant gentleman and an earl’s managing spinster daughter set in the country.” —Goodreads
Book Synopsis His Curvy Nurse by : Mary E Thompson
Download or read book His Curvy Nurse written by Mary E Thompson and published by BluEyed Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curvy Girl Romance Series - USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance author Repeat after me: Do NOT fall for your employee. Nico Resisting Laura was getting harder and harder every day. Seeing her talking and laughing with patients and watching the shutters close when she looked at me was painful. I deserved it, but it was not easy. Not when I wanted to know everything there was to know about her. If only I wasn’t her boss. Crossing that line wasn’t a good idea. We had important work to do. Work that saved lives and helped people. I couldn’t risk it. I wouldn’t. But hearing about her dates was driving me crazy. If I could meet someone, maybe I could forget about her. There had to be someone on the online dating app who would take my mind off of her. Laura Life’s too short for regrets. I learned that day after day working with patients living and dying with cancer. They all told me the same thing. Stop being afraid of living my life and grab it by the balls. So, I listened. I stopped wondering when my boss was going to notice me. I stopped wishing he would see me as more than just his nurse. I stopped declining dates with other men in hopes Nico would one day ask me out. I am not so evolved that I actually stopped hoping something would happen, but I had to move on. People were dying with regrets, and I couldn’t live with mine. I never thought dating other men would make Nico notice me. I never expected him to be pissed off. And I sure as hell never thought he’d be jealous. But I definitely liked that side of him. The side that said he wanted me. It wasn’t going to be that easy, though. He needed to work for it. One kiss, one touch, one panty-melting word at a time. KEYWORDS: curvy girl romance, BBW romance, plus size romance, happily ever after, online dating romance, love stories, romantic novels, small town romance, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, workplace romance, boss employee romance, alpha male
Download or read book Romancing Riley written by Connie Lane and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a hell-raising rock princess on the run. He’s a sexy undercover cop who’s got her in his sights. Together, they’re about to make beautiful music. Black leather skirt. Spiked blond hair. And a smile to stop a man cold. She’s Riley Callahan, the hell-on-wheels daughter of a rock superstar. When her famous father flees the country to avoid a tax evasion charge, Riley turns government freelancer to support herself—and is soon accused of leaking confidential information to the criminal underworld. That’s why U.S. marshal Charlie Zap is hot on her trail. He’s trying to stick close like a pair of skintight jeans, but follwing the ultimate party girl requires quick thinking and fancy footwork. So what if this hunk in biker boots happens to be in the right place at the right time to save her life? Riley may not think she needs any help, but if she even tries to clear her father’s name, her new babysitter’s coming along for the ride. Who would have guessed that they’d end up cruising the country together in a pink Cadillac—visiting Zap’s endearing family and mixing with Elvis clones at Graceland? Soon enough, the biggest shock is what Zap’s doing to Riley’s heart.
Book Synopsis Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing by : Julie A. Eckerle
Download or read book Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing written by Julie A. Eckerle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juxtaposing life writing and romance, this study offers the first book-length exploration of the dynamic and complex relationship between the two genres. In so doing, it operates at the intersection of several recent trends: interest in women's contributions to autobiography; greater awareness of the diversity and flexibility of auto/biographical forms in the early modern period; and the use of manuscripts and other material evidence to trace literacy practices. Through analysis of a wide variety of life writings by early modern Englishwomen-including Elizabeth Delaval, Dorothy Calthorpe, Ann Fanshawe, and Anne Halkett-Julie A. Eckerle demonstrates that these women were not only familiar with the controversial romance genre but also deeply influenced by it. Romance, she argues, with its unending tales of unsatisfying love, spoke to something in women's experience; offered a model by which they could recount their own disappointments in a world where arranged marriage and often loveless matches ruled the day; and exerted a powerful, pervasive pressure on their textual self-formations. Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing documents a vibrant secular form of auto/biographical writing that coexisted alongside numerous spiritual forms, providing a much more nuanced and complete understanding of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century women's reading and writing literacies.
Book Synopsis Romancing the Spies: A Historical Regency Mystery Romance Collection by : Laura A. Barnes
Download or read book Romancing the Spies: A Historical Regency Mystery Romance Collection written by Laura A. Barnes and published by Laura A. Barnes. This book was released on 2019-02-16 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy box set set in Regency England by International Bestselling regency author Laura A. Barnes ... Follow the drama of heroic spies as they defeat the evil pirate Captain Shears who threatens to destroy their beloved England. Can they endure his treachery to find love everlasting? Enjoy the Romancing the Spies Boxed Set where deception becomes uncovered to reveal a deep desire to protect those they love. These stories set in Regency England are full of mystery, intrigue, and a passion that draws you in until the last page. Rescued By the Captain – She was abandoned at sea… He found her at sea… Rescued By the Spy – She kidnapped him for revenge… He kidnapped her for love… Rescued By the Scot – She rescued him for vengeance… He kidnapped her for desire… Enjoy these three Regency Historical Romance novels in this boxed set. For fans of Chasity Bowlin, Wendy Vella, or Madeline Martin, this is a collection of historical romances filled with drama and steamy passion!
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