But after a chance encounter Faith singles Greer out and invites her into her life, leading her down a thrilling path as it winds towards and away from her meant-to-be love story with high school sweetheart Cory and the future she had always imagined.Įxpansive and wise, compassionate and witty, The Female Persuasion is about the spark we all believe is flickering inside us, waiting to be seen and fanned by the right person at the right time. What does Greer learn from Faith, and vice versa In what ways do Greer and Faith surprise or disappoint each other Have you ever had someone come into your life and change it forever 2. Meg Wolitzer answers a question from the reader's guide available in the BNBookClub Edition of her new novel, THE FEMALE PERSUASION. Meg Wolitzer (born May 28, 1959) is an American novelist, known for The Wife, The Ten-Year Nap, The Uncoupling, The Interestings, and The Female Persuasion. Throughout the novel, being an ally toward other womenloving them, helping them, teaching themis held up as the main tenet of good feminism. Greer Kadetsky is a shy college student when she meets the person who will change her life.įaith Frank, an influential and glamorous figure from the women’s movement, inhabits a very different world to Greer’s. THE FEMALE PERSUASION is about the relationship between a young woman and her mentor. Meg Wolitzer’s The Female Persuasion is written with a parodic and often scathing eye turned toward contemporary feminism and what it means to be a good feminist. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls The Female Persuasion an absorbing and compelling work. ‘A page-turner that succeeds both at character and ideas’ Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieĪ warm and immersive novel about ambition, power, women, friendship and finding your place in the world, from the bestselling author of The Wife and The Interestings. Wolitzer's new novel centers on a legendary feminist and the young woman whose life she transforms. ** Selected by 8 National Newspapers as a Book of the Year **

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