The Soul of a Woman By Isabel Allende (Random House Large Print) -paperback-🆕

THE SOUL OF A WOMAN (Random House Large Print) New York Times Bestselling Author ISABEL ALLENDE Offers readers a comprehensive exploration of the female experience. With powerful insight and incredible prose, this book helps readers understand the roles women play in society and how they can be empowered. With an emphasis on celebrating the strength of women, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in furthering their understanding of the female experience. From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes “a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more” (Associated Press).“The Soul of a Woman is Isabel Allende’s most liberating book yet.”—Elle“When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating,” begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children without “resources or voice.” Isabel became a fierce and defiant little girl, determined to fight for the life her mother couldn’t have.As a young woman coming of age in the late 1960s, she rode the second wave of feminism. Among a tribe of like-minded female journalists, Allende for the first time felt comfortable in her own skin, as they wrote “with a knife between our teeth” about women’s issues. She has seen what the movement has accomplished in the course of her lifetime. And over the course of three passionate marriages, she has learned how to grow as a woman while having a partner, when to step away, and the rewards of embracing one’s sexuality.So what feeds the soul of feminists—and all women—today? To be safe, to be valued, to live in peace, to have their own resources, to be connected, to have control over our bodies and lives, and above all, to be loved. On all these fronts, there is much work yet to be done, and this book, Allende hopes, will “light the torches of our daughters and granddaughters with mine. They will have to live for us, as we lived for our mothers, and carry on with the work still left to be finished.”   Publisher‏: ‎ Random House Large Print; Large type / Large print edition (March 30, 2021) Language‏: ‎ English Paperback‏: ‎ 240 pages ISBN-13‏: ‎ 9780593401439 Item Weight‏: ‎ 13.0 ounces Dimensions‏: ‎ 4.97 x 0.63 x 7.44 inches About the author Isabel Allende Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of The House of the Spirits, Daughter of Fortune, Paula, My Invented Country and The Japanese Lover. Her books have been translated into more than 35 languages and have sold over 65 million copies worldwide. The Japanese Lover was an international and New York Times bestseller. She lives in California.