Frozen Woman by Annie Ernaux

Frozen Woman

Annie Ernaux

160 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging reflective medium-paced

Description

This sequel to A Man's Place and prequel to Simple Passion is Ernaux's description of a transformation from girlhood into womanhood. A fictionalized account of the author's teenage awakening and of her later life as a 30-year-old married teacher a...

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Moods

reflective 91%
sad 50%
emotional 48%
informative 22%
inspiring 20%
dark 19%
challenging 14%
tense 12%
funny 4%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 21%
fast 18%

Average rating

4.15

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