A Frozen Woman by Annie Ernaux

A Frozen Woman

Annie Ernaux with Linda Coverdale (Translator)

192 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging reflective medium-paced

Description

A Frozen Woman charts Annie Ernaux's teenage awakening, and then the parallel progression of her desire to be desirable and her ambition to fulfill herself in her chosen profession—with the inevitable conflict between the two. And then she is thir...

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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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