This volume brings a variety of new approaches and contexts to modem and contemporary women's writing. Contributors include both new and well-established scholars from Europe, Australia, the USA , and the Caribbean. Their essays draw on, adapt, and challenge anthropological perspectives on rites of passage derived from the work of Arnold van Gennep and Victor Turner. Collectively, the essays suggest that women's writing and women's experiences from diverse cultures go beyond any straightforward notion of a threefold structure of separation, transition, and incorporation. Some essays include discussion of traditional rites of passage such as birth, motherhood, marriage, death, and bereavement; others are interested in exploring less traditional, more fluid, and/or problematic rites such as abortion, living with HI V/AIDS, and coming into political consciousness. Contributors seek ways of linking writing on rites of passage to feminist, postcolonial, and psychoanalytic theories which foreground margins, borders, and the outsider. The three opening essays explore the work of the Zimbabwean writer Yvonne Vera, whose groundbreaking work explored taboo subjects such as infanticide and incest. A wide range of other essays focus on writers from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. including Jean Rhys, Bharati Mukherjee, Arundhati Roy, Jean Arasanayagam, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, and Eva Sallis. Rites of Passage in Postcolonial Women's Writing will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of postcolonial and modern and contemporary women's writing, and to students on literature and women's studies courses who want to study women's writing from a cross-cultural perspective and from different theoretical positions. Pauline Dodgson-Katiyo is Head of Humanities at Sheffield Hallam University. Her research focus is on African literature (particularly Zimbabwean), contemporary women's writing, and postcolonial cinemas. Gina Wisker is Professor of Higher Education and Contemporary Literature at the University of Brighton, where she teaches literature, is the head of the centre for learning and teaching, and pursues her research interests in postcolonial women's writing.

This volume presents inspiring new ideas and images that reflect the many wonders of our journey through life. It provides ideas and lessons on love and friendships, business and travel, times past, and times future. Whether the subject is our best friends, our family, our pets, our job, a marriage or a funeral, laughter or sadness, this collection shares ideas, emotions, and thoughts to treasure, now and forever.

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"As the play begins, an old hobo named Poppy by his avid companion, young Davey Quinn, is telling a tall tale. It is the early 1890s and itinerant story tellers like Poppy are the voices of the prairie. Years later, Davey is discovered by a radio entrepreneur while he is telling stories about Poppy and Frankie, a blind girl he rescued from a cruel father. Quinn becomes famous on radio as the Voice of the Prairie. Frankie reenters his life and the FCC threatens them all for broadcasting without a license."--

In 'Queen of the Flaming Diamond' by Leroy Yerxa, readers are taken on an exhilarating journey through a fantastical realm filled with magic and intrigue. Yerxa's literary style is reminiscent of classic fantasy authors, with vivid descriptions and intricate world-building that immerse the reader in the story. The book explores themes of power, destiny, and the consequences of our choices, making it a captivating read for fans of the fantasy genre. The narrative is both engaging and thought-provoking, keeping readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Yerxa's ability to create a rich and immersive world sets 'Queen of the Flaming Diamond' apart from other fantasy books, making it a must-read for any lover of the genre. Leroy Yerxa's background in mythology and folklore is evident in the depth and complexity of the story, adding an extra layer of authenticity to the fantastical elements. Readers will be captivated by the unique characters and thrilling plot twists that make 'Queen of the Flaming Diamond' a truly unforgettable read.

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The struggle to escape an emotionally-abusive and controlling husband, Milly went to the ends of the earth, or in this case the Egyptian desert, to create a new life for herself and her daughter. Follow Millys adventure in a biography full of unexpected twists and turns. Often humorous and sometimes sad but never predictable, Milly rediscovers herself and takes back control of her life.

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'This is a beautifully written story. Of healing and love - and pain. Reading this book is like sitting in front of Kari, listening to her opening her heart to you' Irish Times Kari Rosvall's early life was shrouded in mystery until, at age 64, she received a letter through the post. In it was a photograph of herself as a young baby - the only one she had ever seen. This was the first step towards her discovery of the dark secret of her conception. Kari soon learned that she was a Lebensborn child, part of Hitler's 'Spring of Life' programme, which encouraged Nazi soldiers to have children with Scandinavian women in order to create an Aryan race. And so began a journey back to her roots: to Norway, where she was taken from her mother and sent to Germany in a crate to join the other Lebensborn children, and to post-war Germany and her eventual rescue by the Red Cross from an attic. Nowhere's Child is a remarkable story of reconciliation and of forging new beginnings from a dark past. Ultimately, for this woman who set up a new life in Ireland, it is the life-affirming account of what it really means to find a place called home.