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Woman's World: A Novel
by Graham Rawle

Published: 2009-01-06
Paperback : 448 pages
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Norma Fontaine lives in a world of handy tips and sensible advice. Whether it's choosing the right girdle or honing her feminine allure, she measures life by the standards set in women's magazines. But Norma discovers that the real world is less delightful?and more sinister?than the one ...
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Norma Fontaine lives in a world of handy tips and sensible advice. Whether it's choosing the right girdle or honing her feminine allure, she measures life by the standards set in women's magazines. But Norma discovers that the real world is less delightful?and more sinister?than the one portrayed in the glossies. When dark secrets threaten her brother's blossoming romance, Norma must decide whether to sacrifice life in a woman's world for the sake of her brother's happiness. As her decision is slowly revealed, readers realize that, like life in the magazines, Norma isn?t quite what she seems.
A stunning visual tour de force painstakingly assembled from 40,000 fragments of text snipped from women's magazines, Woman's World is a powerful reflection on society's definition of what it means to be a woman.

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  "Woman's World"by Julie C. (see profile) 03/23/10

Interesting and different- nothing that we're used to so it was definitly a fun read for me!

 
  "Woman's World"by suzanne m. (see profile) 02/28/10

The story in this book could have been told in a much shorter book.

 
  "Woman's World: A Novel"by Wendy B. (see profile) 02/25/10

This book was creative in the way the author put it together. However, our bookclub found it weird and confusing. The storyline was difficult to determine, as was some of the pertinent information about... (read more)

 
  "Strange Book"by Kathy M. (see profile) 02/10/10

The concept was ok and I could get past the strange writing (to look at) but it was strange. I am def. glad I borrowed the book and didn't buy it. I didn't hate it but I didn't like it either - it was... (read more)

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