SUCH a better read than "A Long-Winded History of Dudes"
Kate Walbert’s last novel, Our Kind, was a National Book Award nominee, and, from what critics are saying, her latest (out tomorrow) is of the same calibre. A Short History of Women spans the last century, subtly exploring the oppression of women through five generations of a single family. From a British suffragist to a modern-day photographer, each woman in the Townsend family faces unique obstacles related to gender and politics of the day. The novel is a collection of stories from various points of view; each story could stand alone, but together they paint a more powerful picture of the obstacles women faced and are still struggling with. Reviews everywhere have been positive, praising Walbert for her powerful writing and subtle message. The novel might be a “short history” at just under 300 pages, but it delivers.
“Walbert’s look at the 20th century and the Townsend family is perfectly calibrated, intricately structured and gripping from page one.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A Short History deals with complicated women living in complicated times, and if it is empathetic, it is also disturbing, as all moral conundrums are.”- Valerie Sayers, The Washington Post
“No manifesto, this is a gorgeously wrought and ultimately wrenching work of art.” – Leah Hager Cohen, New York Times Book Review
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