Awake of a woman, by: Kate Shoban

A smart work, clear in dimensions, captivating in a way that is hard to forget. Maggie O'Farrell - British novelist A woman's awakening is considered one of the pioneering works in feminist literature on a broad scale alongside Anna Karenina by Tolstoy and Madame Bovary by Flaubert. Barbara Kingsolver - American novelist, writer, and poet She shares with Chopin the boldness and frankness in artistic experience and the moral relativity of her contemporaries in the 1890s. A talented writer with a sensitive feeling. She worked on her stories for the sake of broad thinking. For a woman's awakening would be like a passport for her, to our time and even to future generations, no matter how far her horizons extend. The Times Literary Supplement - London A woman's awakening is a tragic story, and one of many resounding calls in Chopin's era to reconsider the institution of marriage and women's opportunities in an oppressive world. Erica Bauermeister - excerpt from the greatest five hundred books for women Interesting, and written at a suitable time. The wise feminist perspective and Chopin's predictive psychology almost surpass her respectable literary talents. Newsweek - America A woman's awakening: an amazing novel that has earned a place worthy of it in literary history. The Irish Times - Irish newspaper Number of pages: 222