Confessions of a (Female) Chauvinist [Hardcover]

Rosemary Daniell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001

Essays by the author of Fatal Flowers

Editorial Reviews

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"Daniell is a first-rate talent." -- New York Daily News

"No one surpassed Daniell in defining that irresistible and turbulent phenomenon, of which she is the very soul, Southern womanhood." -- John Berendt

About the Author

Rosemary Daniell tours and lectures throughout the year, has received numerous grants and awards, and is the author of seven books including Fatal Flowers, Sleeping with Soldiers, and The Woman Who Spilled Words All Over Herself. She lives in Savannah, Georgia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hill Street Press; First Edition edition (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588180336
• ISBN-13: 978-1588180339
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,386,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couageous and ground-breaking, June 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Confessions of a (Female) Chauvinist (Hardcover)

While all the pieces in this book are exciting to the contemporary female reader ,in Daniell's signature piece, "The Deer Who Loved to be Hunted: a Reflection on James Dickey's Women", she delineates power relationships between men and women using her own relationship with her former mentor and lover, poet James Dickey. As an example, along with in depth interviews and reflections of the experiences of a number of other women who were a part of the late poet's life, another interesting-and recent-essay is "I Wrote about Sex and Got Called a Whore": in this piece, Daniell describes the libel suit she brought against the BOMC, which was successfully settled in her favor. In the piece she describes, why she considered pursuing this lawsuit a strongly feminist endeavor: indeed, she raises the question, "Would a male writer ever be called a gigolo because he had written honestly about sexuality?" This is one of the most inspiring books I've ever read!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosemary is a damn ace!, July 25, 2001

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Ed Williams - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confessions of a (Female) Chauvinist (Hardcover)

Nowhere else will you find the compelling honesty in writing that you do in Rosemary Daniell's. She's direct, to the point, and knows how to touch the reader's emotional core. If you desire real writing, with themes and visceral values attached to it, read this latest collection of Rosemary's writings. It makes me want to sneak away to a desert island with her and have her tell me these stories personally!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosemary Daniell's latest book, October 20, 2001

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Lisbeth Thom "Author" (Savannah,, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confessions of a (Female) Chauvinist (Hardcover)

Ms. Daniell shares her world in down to earth essays. She puts her reader on the scene as she takes the reader on a trip through her adventures as a bold Southern woman, anxious to taste new experiences. Her languge is honest, concrete, and sometimes shocking. Lisbeth J. Thom