RoarFrom the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that illuminates, sometimes in fantastical ways, how women of all kinds navigate the world today—now an Apple TV+ series from the creators of GLOW starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and Alison Brie! In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern explores the endless ways in which women blaze through adversity with wit, resourcefulness, and compassion. Ahern takes the familiar aspects of women's lives—the routines, the embarrassments, the desires—and elevates these moments to the outlandish and hilarious with her astute blend of magical realism and social insight. One woman is tortured by sinister bite marks that appear on her skin; another is swallowed up by the floor during a mortifying presentation; yet another resolves to return and exchange her boring husband at the store where she originally acquired him. The women at the center of this curious universe learn that their reality is shaped not only by how others perceive them, but also how they perceive the power within themselves. By turns sly, whimsical, and affecting, these thirty short stories are a dynamic examination of what it means to be a woman in this very moment. Like women themselves, each story can stand alone; yet together, they have a combined power to shift consciousness, inspire others, and create a multi-voiced Roar that will not be ignored. Includes a Reading Group Guide. |
Contents
The Woman Who Was Kept on the Shelf | |
The Woman Who Grew Wings | |
The Woman Who Was Fed by a Duck | |
The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin | |
The Woman Who Thought Her Mirror Was Broken | |
The Woman Who Was Swallowed Up by the Floor and Who Met Lots of Other Women Down There | |
The Woman Who Ordered the Seabass Special | |
The Woman Who Returned and Exchanged Her Husband | |
The Woman Who Lost Her Common Sense | |
The Woman Who Walked in Her Husbands Shoes | |
The Woman Who Was a Featherbrain | |
The Woman Who Wore Her Heart on Her Sleeve | |
The Woman Who Wore Pink | |
The Woman Who Blew Away | |
The Woman Who Had a Strong Suit | |
The Woman Who Ate Photographs | |
The Woman Who Forgot Her Name | |
The Woman Who Had a Ticking Clock | |
The Woman Who Sowed Seeds of Doubt | |
The Woman Who Spoke Woman | |
The Woman Who Found the World in Her Oyster | |
The Woman Who Guarded Gonads | |
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