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International Chick Lit

International Chick Lit. Starring: Imperfect Career Women Looking for Love. Chick Lit Features…. everyday women in their 20s and 30s navigating their generation's challenges of balancing demanding careers with personal relationships.

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International Chick Lit

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  1. International Chick Lit Starring: Imperfect Career Women Looking for Love

  2. Chick Lit Features… • everyday women in their 20s and 30s navigating their generation's challenges of balancing demanding careers with personal relationships. Ferriss, S. & Young, M. (eds.). (2006). Chick Lit: The New Women’s Fiction. New York: Routledge.

  3. ORIGIN • 1998 • Bridget Jones’s Diary

  4. Some of the first Chick Lit…

  5. If you’re browsing… • Just look for feet…

  6. We read international authors… • To gain an understanding of other cultures. • To learn what we have in common with people in different countries. • To pick up some geography and history!

  7. Some of My Favorites… • Agrell, Siri (Canada) • Bad Bridesmaid: Bachelorette Brawls and taffeta tantrums—tales from the front lines. New York: Henry Holt & Company 2007

  8. Favorites… • Aidoo, Ama Ata (Ghana) • Changes: A love Story • New York: Feminist Press 1991

  9. Favorites… • Daswani, Kavita (India) • For Matrimonial Purposes • London: Penguin Group 2003

  10. Favorites… • Daswani, Kavita (India) • Salaam, Paris • New York:Penguin Books 2006

  11. Favorites… • Gulab, Rupa (India) • Girl Alone • New Delhi: Penguin Books 2005

  12. Favorites… • Hwang, Caroline (Korea) • In Full Bloom • New York: Dutton 2003

  13. Favorites… • Kaushal, Swati (India) • Piece of Cake • New Delhi: Penguin Books 2004

  14. Favorites • Vapnyar, Lara (Russian Immigrant) • Memoirs of a Muse • New York: Pantheon Books 2006

  15. Favorites… • Viewegh, Michal (Czech Republic) • Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia. • London: Readers International, Inc. 1997

  16. Favorites… • Watase, Yu (Japan) • Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play, (Vol 1-17) • San Francisco, CA: • Viz Communications • 1999-2005

  17. Favorites… • Yu, Michelle & Kan, Blossom (Chinese American) • China Dolls • New York: St. Martin’s Press (2007)

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