| This is a lesser-known classic that deserves more recognition that it gets. It is a novel about the plight of single "old maid" women during the victorian era. Back then, women who would not or could not get married were condemned to a life of poverty and despair. They survived only by working in sweat shops and nearly starving to death. They were the objects of ridicule and amusement, fear and anxiety. This book delves into all of these facets and also that of the misery of married women who marry a man only to avoid being single. Although the book has a strong feminist bent, it is still good reading and opens one's eyes to the ill treatment that women formerly underwent in times past and the shocking attitude of society. |
The Odd Women (Oxford World's Classics) Books In Print, Audio Books.