How to Be a Heroine: Or, What I've Learned from Reading Too Much
Book by Samantha Ellis
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A funny, touching, inspiring exploration of the role of heroines, and our favourite books, in all our lives. Cathy Earnshaw or Jane Eyre? Petrova or Posy? Scarlett or Melanie? Lace or Valley of the Dolls? ... Google Books
Originally published: January 2, 2014
Author: Samantha Ellis
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Jan 8, 2014 ˇ It puts the emphasis on the author's personality rather than opinions and looks tiring to keep up. It also rules out anything too reflective or ...
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Category: Literary Criticism | Humor | Biography & Memoir ˇ Paperback $14.95. Feb 03, 2015 | ISBN 9781101872093. Add to Cart. Buy from Other Retailers: ˇ Ebook.
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Jan 2, 2014 ˇ How to be a Heroine is a memoir told via books and their heroines. We begin on the Yorkshire moors, the author arguing with her best friend ...
I don't think anyone is 'born to be a heroine'. It takes effort, valour, and a willingness to investigate your own heart.
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This memoir is the fantastic journey of a daughter of Iraqi-Jewish refugees, growing up in London and making her way in the world - book in hand. (Well, a lot ...
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A funny, touching, inspiring exploration of the role of heroines, and our favourite books, in all our lives. Cathy Earnshaw or Jane Eyre? Petrova or Posy?
Jul 14, 2016 ˇ ') It is also a very inspiring book, as Ellis shows her own journey to becoming a writer, and her own struggle with the traditions of her faith.
The book is fascinating, both for its analysis of her readings, and the comparison to her own life. In the end, though, it's one sentence that sums up the ...
With this discovery, she embarks on a retrospective look at the literary ladies—the characters and the writers—whom she has loved since childhood. From early ...
Jul 16, 2018 ˇ This was the perfect book for me. There was even a recipe at the end of it! How much more perfect can it get for Books Baking and Blogging? The ...