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FROM: "Madeline Guzman" <mguzman@capaccess.org>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 7:20 PM

Some that come to mind immediately:

Women's voice/male author:
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

Woman's story told by man:
Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg

Madeline

Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
<A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A> strictly@erols.com

FROM: "Karen Bilton" <karenb@wccls.lib.or.us>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 9:36 PM

Did someone already mention Midwives by Chris Bohjalian?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Madeline Guzman [SMTP:mguzman@capaccess.org]
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:28 PM
> To: fiction_l@maillist.nslsilus.org
> Subject: Men Writing about Women
>
> Some that come to mind immediately:
>
> Women's voice/male author:
> The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
> She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
>
> Woman's story told by man:
> Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll
> Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg
>
>
>
> Madeline
>
> Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
> Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
> <A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A>
> strictly@erols.com
>

FROM: "Madeline Guzman" <mguzman@capaccess.org>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 10:31 PM

I thought of another good one...Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton.

Madeline

Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
<A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A> strictly@erols.com

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <LColcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 9:55 AM

You have to include Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

Lisa Colcord
Librarian

<<< Karen Bilton <karenb@wccls.lib.or.us> 11/12 8:38p >>>
Did someone already mention Midwives by Chris Bohjalian?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Madeline Guzman [SMTP:mguzman@capaccess.org]
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:28 PM
> To: fiction_l@maillist.nslsilus.org
> Subject: Men Writing about Women
>
> Some that come to mind immediately:
>
> Women's voice/male author:
> The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
> She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
>
> Woman's story told by man:
> Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll
> Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg
>
>
>
> Madeline
>
> Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
> Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
> <A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A>
> strictly@erols.com
>

FROM: "Madeline Guzman" <mguzman@capaccess.org>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 12:24 PM

What about A Widow for One Year by Joh Irving?

Madeline

Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
<A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A> strictly@erols.com

FROM: "Madeline Guzman" <mguzman@capaccess.org>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 12:56 PM

Ooops! Make that...

A Widow for One Year by John Iving

________________________________________________

> What about A Widow for One Year by Joh Irving?
>
> Madeline
>
> Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
> Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
> <A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A> strictly@erols.com
>

Madeline T. Guzman SqueakyChu@hotmail.com
Rockville, Maryland mguzman@capaccess.org
<A HREF="http://www.strictlyconcrete.com">http://www.strictlyconcrete.com</A> strictly@erols.com

FROM: "Marianne Malinowski" <mmalinow@ames.lib.ia.us>
REC'D: 11/14/99, 10:50 AM

Hi,

Another one by a male author with a female voice would be "Oldest Living
Confederate Widow Tells All" by Allan Gurganus.

Marianne Malinowski
Ames Public Library
(515) 239-5652
e-mail: mmalinow@ames.lib.ia.us

FROM: "Susan" <silverymoon@uia.net>
REC'D: 11/14/99, 12:14 PM

Also The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd. He writes in a female voice for
part of the book and then as the female recording a male voice in the
remainder.
Great book which I just finished.

Suzz, non-librarian lurker

---------------------


At 10:49 AM 11/14/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Another one by a male author with a female voice would be "Oldest Living
>Confederate Widow Tells All" by Allan Gurganus.
>

=====================
Current reads:
The Chosen by Chaim Potok

Just finished:
The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd
=====================

FROM: <dbeaver@co.wake.nc.us>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 10:39 AM

Gap Creek by Robert Morgan is about a 17 year old girl in the Carolina mountains
back at the turn of the century.
Great read. The author did a great job. I kept looking at the jacket to see if
it was really a man writing the book.

Donna Beaver
Wake County Libraries

FROM: "Paula Hale" <phale@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 11:41 AM

Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield mysteries and John Marsden's teen series in
Austrailia that starts with Tomorrow when the War Began are great
examples.

Paula Hale Tel: (602) 534-5276
Desert Sage Branch Fax: (602) 534-4367
Phoenix Public Library email: phale@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
7602 W. Encanto Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85035

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 dbeaver@co.wake.nc.us wrote:

>
>
>
> Gap Creek by Robert Morgan is about a 17 year old girl in the Carolina mountains
> back at the turn of the century.
> Great read. The author did a great job. I kept looking at the jacket to see if
> it was really a man writing the book.
>
> Donna Beaver
> Wake County Libraries
>
>

FROM: "Laura Taylor" <laura@southeast.lib.sk.ca>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 3:42 PM

Hi,
I am not sure if this one has been mentioned yet but what about "She's
Come Undone" by Wally Lamb.

Marianne Malinowski wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Another one by a male author with a female voice would be "Oldest Living
> Confederate Widow Tells All" by Allan Gurganus.
>
> Marianne Malinowski
> Ames Public Library
> (515) 239-5652
> e-mail: mmalinow@ames.lib.ia.u

FROM: "Margaret Elwood" <m_elwood@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 4:34 PM

Susan reminded me of a book that might fit. The
Yellow Room Conspiracy by Peter Dickinson is a novel
about a couple trying to solve a murder that took
place 40 years earlier. The husband and wife narrate
alternate chapters. Very good book.

Margaret


--- Susan <silverymoon@uia.net> wrote:
> Also The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd. He writes
> in a female voice for
> part of the book and then as the female recording a
> male voice in the
> remainder.
> Great book which I just finished.
>
> Suzz, non-librarian lurker
>
> ---------------------
>
>
> At 10:49 AM 11/14/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Another one by a male author with a female voice
> would be "Oldest Living
> >Confederate Widow Tells All" by Allan Gurganus.
> >
>
> =====================
> Current reads:
> The Chosen by Chaim Potok
>
> Just finished:
> The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd
> =====================
>

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FROM: "Bev Copeland" <bcopelan@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 11/16/99, 9:43 AM

Also, two great examples would be:
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden and She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.


Bev Copeland
Children's Dept.
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL
(847) 965-4220
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Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
official Library policy.


----------
>From: Margaret Elwood <m_elwood@yahoo.com>
>To: fiction_l@maillist.nslsilus.org
>Subject: Re: Men Writing about Women
>Date: Mon, Nov 15, 1999, 5:38 PM
>

>
> Susan reminded me of a book that might fit. The
> Yellow Room Conspiracy by Peter Dickinson is a novel
> about a couple trying to solve a murder that took
> place 40 years earlier. The husband and wife narrate
> alternate chapters. Very good book.
>
> Margaret
>
>
> --- Susan <silverymoon@uia.net> wrote:
>> Also The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd. He writes
>> in a female voice for
>> part of the book and then as the female recording a
>> male voice in the
>> remainder.
>> Great book which I just finished.
>>
>> Suzz, non-librarian lurker
>>
>> ---------------------
>>
>>
>> At 10:49 AM 11/14/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >Another one by a male author with a female voice
>> would be "Oldest Living
>> >Confederate Widow Tells All" by Allan Gurganus.
>> >
>>
>> =====================
>> Current reads:
>> The Chosen by Chaim Potok
>>
>> Just finished:
>> The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd
>> =====================
>>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Bid and sell for free at <A HREF="http://auctions.yahoo.com">http://auctions.yahoo.com</A>

FROM: "sara mesaros" <mesarosa@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 11/18/99, 10:30 AM

Men writing about women could include Memoiors of Geisha by Arthur
Golden.
Sara Mesaros
mesarosa@oplin.lib.oh.us

FROM: "Kathy Loucks" <KLOUCKS@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 11/18/99, 4:03 PM

I just finished Peter Beagle's new book TAMSIN, which he wrote in the first-person voice of a teenage girl, and thought it was very well done.

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