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Dangerous Books For Girls

The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels, Explained

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Long before clinch covers and bodice rippers, romance novels had a bad reputation as the lowbrow lit of desperate housewives and hopeless spinsters. But why were these books—the escape and entertainment of choice for millions of women—singled out for scorn and shame?
Dangerous Books for Girls examines the secret history of the genre's bad reputation—from the "damned mob of scribbling women" in the nineteenth century to the sexy mass-market paperbacks of the twentieth century—and shows how romance novels have inspired and empowered generations of women to dream big, refuse to settle, and believe they're worth it.
For every woman who has ever hidden the cover of a romance—and every woman who has been curious about those "Fabio books"—Dangerous Books For Girls shows why there's no room for guilt when reading for pleasure.
This New & Expanded Edition includes a new foreward (Are Romance Novels Still Dangerous Books?) and essay (The Truth About Historical Accuracy).


Publisher: Maya Rodale

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 19, 2023

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780990635611
  • Release date: January 19, 2023

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780990635611
  • File size: 1174 KB
  • Release date: January 19, 2023

1 of 1 copy available

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Long before clinch covers and bodice rippers, romance novels had a bad reputation as the lowbrow lit of desperate housewives and hopeless spinsters. But why were these books—the escape and entertainment of choice for millions of women—singled out for scorn and shame?
Dangerous Books for Girls examines the secret history of the genre's bad reputation—from the "damned mob of scribbling women" in the nineteenth century to the sexy mass-market paperbacks of the twentieth century—and shows how romance novels have inspired and empowered generations of women to dream big, refuse to settle, and believe they're worth it.
For every woman who has ever hidden the cover of a romance—and every woman who has been curious about those "Fabio books"—Dangerous Books For Girls shows why there's no room for guilt when reading for pleasure.
This New & Expanded Edition includes a new foreward (Are Romance Novels Still Dangerous Books?) and essay (The Truth About Historical Accuracy).


  • Publisher:
    Maya Rodale

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 19, 2023

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780990635611
    Release date: January 19, 2023

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780990635611
    File size: 1174 KB
    Release date: January 19, 2023

  • Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • English

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