Roar Author:Cecelia Ahern A fiercely feminist story collection that blends fables with magical realism... In this singular and imaginative collection of stories, Ahern mines both everyday and profound situations that women everywhere will relate to. She blends magic realism with familiar domestic and professional scenes, and her heroines all demonstrate ... more »a unique ability to overcome setbacks. Both mysterious and mundane problems haunt them: One woman is tortured by sinister bite marks on her skin; another slowly disappears; a third even forgets her own name. As they struggle against obstacles of all kinds, their reality is shaped by how others perceive them--and by how they see themselvses. Nuanced, honest, and empowering, this collection is a compelling examination of what it means to be a woman in the world today.
The woman who slowly disappeared 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 too The woman who ordered the seabass special 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 returned and exchanged her husband The woman who lost her common sense The woman who walked in her husband's 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 spoke woman The woman who found the world in her oyster The woman who guarded gonads The woman who was pigeonholed The woman who jumped on the bandwagon The woman who smiled The woman who thought the grass was greener on the other side The woman who unravelled The woman who cherry-picked The woman who roared« less