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A Masculine Ending / What Men Say – Joan Smith
(Faber & Faber 1987 / Vintage 1995) These are two detective novels by feminist writer Joan Smith featuring academic Loretta Lawson as her sleuth. The titles, therefore, are rather ironic, considering Smith celebrates women’s independence and friendship in both novels, … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Crime fiction, Feminism, Fiction
Tagged academia, are men to be trusted?, books, female friendships, female sleuth, Joan Smith, literary theory, london, Oxford
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