Sylvia Plath

by Gina Wisker

Published 29 June 2001
Sylvia Plath - A Beginner's Guide introduces you to the life and works of one of the most unique and powerful minds of the twentieth century. Focusing on Daddy, The Bell Jar and her diaries the writer explores the background, themes, images and techniques that unite them. Gina Wisker's lively text offers a guide to: plot, setting and character; approaching the works; how Plath's works were viewed then and now; why you should read Plath. the facts...the concepts...the ideas...

Virginia Woolf

by Gina Wisker

Published 23 January 2001
This title is an introduction to the life and works of Virginia Woolf. It covers her greatest works To the Lighthouse and Mrs Dalloway. It explores Woolf's ideas about gender, and writing and power, and considers the way these ideas have provided insights into the lives of men and women.

Toni Morrison

by Gina Wisker

Published 28 June 2002
This book introduces the reader to the life and works of Toni Morrison, the African American female author whose most successful works include Beloved, Song of Solomon and Jazz. Discover how the Nobel Prize winner uses storytelling, imagery, and the voice of communities and individuals as she explores and reveals the energies, hardships and experiences of Black women and men.