Chick lit
Subtitle: the new woman's fiction
By: edited by Suzanne Ferriss and Mallory Young.
Contributors: Ferriss, Suzanne, 1962-; Young, Mallory, 1952-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780415975025; 9780415975032
Subjects: American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Women -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries; Women and literature -- English-speaking countries; Single women in literature; Young women in literature; Women in literature
Description: Chick lit has emerged as a popular genre in English and American literature over recent years. This collection of essays represents the first academic approach to the study of this phenomenon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259) and index.