Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson
Contributor
Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson is Reader in North American literature at the University of Central Lancashire. She is the author of Women's Movement (2000) and the co-editor of Transatlantic Studies (2000), and Britain and the Americas (2005). She is also a contributor to 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2012), where an earlier version of this Britannica entry first appeared.
Primary Contributions (1)
Fear of Flying, first and best-known novel by American writer Erica Jong; it was published in 1973. It is a feminist tale of self-discovery that was groundbreaking and shocking for its frank depiction of female sexuality. Fear of Flying is narrated by and tells the story of Isadora Wing, a young…
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Publications (1)
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2012)
Completely revised and updated to include the most up-to-date selections, this is a bold and bright reference book to the novels and the writers that have exited the world's imagination. This authoritative selection of novels, reviewed by an international team of writers, critics, academics, and journalists, provides a new take on world classics and a reliable guide to what's hot in contemporary fiction. Featuring more than 700 illustrations and photographs and presenting quotes from individual novels...
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