There’s a passing of the baton to the reader and then you’re no longer a part of it. But the most beautiful thing about fiction is that it’s a relay race. “You hope that some of your intention and imperative is received in a way that makes sense to you. But what she knew for sure, eventually, was that meeting Faith Frank was the thrilling beginning of everything. Our Book Club page for The Female Persuasion By Meg Wolitzer - includes Book Club Discussion Questions, Author Website, Book Summary. Greer didnt really know why Faith took an interest. “Oh, yeah, giant moths and various insects,” she says. A New York Times bestseller and BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, The Female Persuasion is an electric novel of influence, awakened potential and fatal flaws. The Female Persuasion (Riverhead Books) is Wolitzer’s 11th novel, but despite her impressive catalog, she is not immune to the anxieties that surround a book launch-she still gets butterflies. Her novels blend philosophical matters with acute social commentary, grappling with ideas as robust as the characters she brings to life. Wolitzer, 58, is old-fashioned in the best sense, a spiritual descendant of writers like Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Brontë. The result is a novel that explores questions of feminism, power, envy and mentorship. What do their generational differences show about the nature of progress Discuss the portrayal of women’s advocacy as it evolves over the course of the book. Meg Wolitzer discusses her book, 'The Female Persuasion' with Ron Charles at Politics and Prose on 4/6/18.In her eagerly-awaited follow-up to The Interesting. Her latest effort spans several decades and charts the political and social development of college student Greer Kadetsky following an encounter with feminist trailblazer Faith Frank. MEG WOLITZER’S novels arrive almost like prophecies, so attuned are they to the spirit of their times.

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