Títulos en Mujeres

Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O'Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan Shepherd in the mountains of Scotland, Gwen John following the French River Garonne, Daphne du Maurier along the River Rhône, and Simone de Beauvoir - who walked as much as 25 miles a day in a dress.

En su celebrado libro El año del pensamiento mágico, Joan Didioncontemplaba cómo los rituales que formaban parte de su vida cotidiana cambiaban drásticamente con la súbita muerte de su marido en 2003. Dos años después su única hija, Quintana Roo, moría a los treinta y nueve años de edad. En Noches azules Joan Didion hilvana instantáneas literarias y recuerdos olvidados sobre la vida y la muerte de su hija. Noches azules versa sobre lo que queda tras la pérdida de un ser querido.

De una inteligencia fuera de lo común, Concepción Arenal fue la pensadora española más importante, original y adelantada a su tiempo del siglo XIX, y la de mayor proyección internacional. Dedicó su vida a la defensa de la mujer, la reforma penal y la causa obrera. Esta biografía reconstruye por primera vez su trayectoria vital, sus aspiraciones y sus aciertos.

Tra i 7 e i 14 anni la piccola Neige viene regolarmente violentata dal suo patrigno. Nel 2000 Neige sporge denuncia e l’uomo viene condannato. Vent’anni dopo, Neige trova la forza di raccontare ciò che le è capitato. Un libro, che usa la scrittura come un martello, attraversato da una domanda: colui che ha creato l’agnello ha creato anche la tigre? Candidato al Premio Strega Europeo 2024.

THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption...

Todo el glamour y la belleza de sin duda, una de las mujeres más hermosas e irresistibles de la historia del cine. Sueca de nacimiento, inició su carrera en 1924 y desde entonces se convirtió en uno de los mayores mitos del cine al retirarse a la temprana edad de 36 años y llevar una existencia alejada de los infinitos paparazzi que la seguían, y la prensa que la adoraba.

Desde los albores de la humanidad, las mujeres hemos estado siempre vinculadas al pecado. Mujeres pecadoras, lascivas, fornicadoras, ¿por qué no virtuosas, inteligentes, ambiciosas? ¿Utilizar nuestras virtudes en un mundo dominado culturalmente por hombres es pecado? ¿Puede la historia o la opinión pública condenarnos por buscar las vías para ser libres?, ¿para pensar por nosotras mismas, para dejar de ser objetos de posesión, de belleza, de maternidad y decidir cómo queréis que sea nuestra vida? Por ellas, por nosotras, para nosotras es este libro.

Sheila Hancock looked like she was managing old age. She had weathered and even thrived in widowhood, taking on acting roles that would have been demanding for a woman half her age. She had energy, friends, a devoted family, a lovely home. She could still remember her lines. So why, at 89, having sailed past supposedly disturbing milestones—50, 70 even 80—without a qualm, did she suddenly feel so furious? Shocking diagnoses, Brexit and bereavement seemed to knock her from every quarter. And that was before lockdown.

Tra la fine degli anni Ottanta e l'inizio dei Novanta, la città di Sacramento in California finisce sulla bocca di tutti per ospitare una delle più inquietanti serial killer della storia dello Stato: Dorothea Puente. Dietro i modi garbati e le fattezze da tenera vecchina, Dorothea nasconde una personalità disturbata e un animo glaciale che la spingono a uccidere nove persone.

La sua esile figura, avvolta nel sari bianco bordato di celeste, percorreva le strade di Calcutta per chinarsi sulle sofferenze di persone morenti...

Fоr mоrе thаn three dесаdеѕ in the lаtе 18th century, one woman ruled with an irоn fiѕt over аll оf Ruѕѕiа. That woman wаѕ Cаthеrinе the Great, and the роwеr ѕhе hеld аѕ a woman lеd thе рrеѕѕ, as wеll аѕ wоrld lеаdеrѕ, tо crucify hеr fоr it.

Canadian Nathalie Morin's four children cannot leave Saudi Arabia without exit visas signed by Nathalie's abusive husband. Her mother chronicles her decades-long struggle to bring her daughter and four grandchildren home to safety in Montreal.

In this tell-all memoir, a woman in her eighties, born during the Great Depression to Jewish immigrants, unveils her intimate self-transformations in the course of nine decades. Determined at an early age to prove herself a free spirit in a male-dominated world, as a young adult Kahane went on the road, hitchhiking her way into and out of risky adventures and romantic affairs, ceaselessly chasing new experiences. But what started out as a “road book” takes a different turn in midlife when she became a feminist professor, mother, and wife.

My name is Sherri. I am a mother of five beautiful children, a daughter of the Rosebud Reservation, and a survivor. I was born in Winner, South Dakota, and raised with the traditions, stories, and strength of my Lakota heritage. My life has been shaped not only by love and motherhood but also by pain and healing. Through the darkness, I found light in my children, in my roots, and slowly in myself. Being a mother has given me purpose. Each of my children has been a reason to keep moving forward, to fight for peace, and to rediscover the strength that had always lived within me.

An unexpected explosion in her rural home during a 4-H meeting drastically changes the lives of 10-year-old Danette, a number of her immediate family, many of her friends, and much of the small Iowa farming community in which she was raised. Nearly killed and left severely scarred, this little girl's princess-like life transforms into one of mere survival.

Unshamed is a raw, intimate, and courageous memoir about a woman who refused to let shame write the ending of her story. Michelle takes listeners deep into the realities of addiction, the heartbreak of loss, and the long, uneven road toward recovery—raw and unfiltered--told with pure honesty and a fierce commitment to truth. But this is not just her story. It is a tapestry woven with the lives of family, friends, counselors, and fellow travelers who walked beside her in moments of darkness and breakthrough.

From Kisvárda to Canada: My Mother’s Holocaust Journey, author Brian Claman documents the true story of his mother, Maria (Mary) Katz Claman, a Hungarian Jewish teenager deported from Kisvárda to Auschwitz-Birkenau in June 1944. Tattooed with number A12064, she survived Auschwitz, forced labor at HASAG-Altenburg, a death march, and liberation in 1945.

"Verkauft“ ist die ergreifende, wahre und grauenvolle Geschichte einer jungen russischen Frau, deren Traum von einem besseren Leben sich in einen Albtraum verwandelt, als sie Opfer von Menschenhändlern wird. Die siebzehnjährige Natascha bekommt das Angebot, als Nanny in Schweden zu arbeiten. Ihre Fahrkarte in die Freiheit entpuppt sich jedoch als Eintrittskarte in die Hölle. Wieder und wieder wird sie an verschiedene Männer verkauft. Doch, obwohl sie innerlich zu zerbrechen droht, weigert sich Natascha aufzugeben und beginnt im Stillen, ihre Flucht zu planen.

Em Deve Ser da Idade, a atriz e escritora Maria Ribeiro lança uma audiossérie autobiográfica que parte da chegada da menopausa aos 47 para refletir sobre a passagem do tempo. Entre histórias da juventude, da vida em família, dos primeiros amores, dos casamentos desfeitos e das transformações do corpo ao longo dos anos, a autora constrói uma narrativa íntima e bem-humorada. Um relato pessoal que se reconhece coletivo, sobre o que muda e o que permanece.

The magnificent follow-up to Wild Swans, the multimillion copy, internationally bestselling sensation that traces the history of modern China through the true stories of three generations of courageous women in one family. “AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN MY GRANDMOTHER became the concubine of a warlord...