“I’ll think about it tomorrow, after all, tomorrow is another day.”
Margaret Mitchell may have written the words of Gone With The Wind, but it’s Scarlett O’Hara we think of when we read or hear them.
Elizabeth Bennet Anne Shirley Daisy Buchanan
Auntie Mame Catherine Earnshaw Nancy Drew
Holly Golightly Dorothy Gale Jo March Cosette
Jane Eyre Juliet Capulet Nora Charles Charlotte
Blanche Dubois Pecola Alice Daisy Miller Lily Bart
Becky Sharp Mary Lennox Emma Woodhouse
We’ve had tea and coffee with these women.
Ate ice cream and chocolate with these women.
Even taken baths with these women.
Stretched out under a tree with these women.
Flew with these women.
Drank with these women.
Dreamed of being these women.
Tried to make sure not to be some of these women.
Loved them. Hated them. Pitied them.
We’ve cried with them, laughed with them.
Shouted yahoo! for these women.
Watched them live, love, sometimes die.
Felt their sorrow.
Rejoiced in their triumphs.
We’ve learned from their failures, cheered them on.
They’ve seen us at our best and our worst.
They’ve met our loved ones, including cats and dogs.
They live in our homes.
Fiction’s loved and hated heroines hold a place in our hearts and remind us of who we were, who we are and who we want to be.
Take a few minutes to relax and remind yourself of the joys of a good read with this delectably illustrated book, Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction’s Most Beloved Heroines by Samantha Hahn (Chronicle Books).
Contains smile-inducing illustrations of fictional heroines (although I would have liked Bridget Jones included, but maybe in the next book) by the talented Samantha Hahn, accompanied by some of your favourite quotes from these ladies and their authors.
“It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It’s like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting “Cathy” and banging your head against a tree.” ~Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
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Oh wow I love this! Beautiful post!
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Thank you so much. That’s very kind. And thanks for dropping by. 🙂
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Your welcome! Really caught my attention! P
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I know what you mean, the book caught my attention too. 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Doula Element.
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Thank you so much for the reblog. 🙂
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Well-Read Women
This sounds like a real interesting book… Women in the past and now have
made such interesting books… This is a great time to read and celebrate every thing with these women!
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Reblogged this on AceiShop 2014 and commented:
#AceBookNews – Just finished shop for sales and services for my friends and followers to sell ebooks, music etc.
Just tested this post – hope that is OK ? Regards Ian
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Thanks for the reblog. No problem, hope it goes well. 🙂
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Just linking up ebay and other blogs – so thanks 🙂
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Good luck. 🙂
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Thanks, for your liking on my blog, and follow.
It’s a great post for celebrating May Mother’s Day, and all the women in the world, they our other Whole
Kalimelo
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Wonderful to hear such lovely and powerful words. Thank you as well. It’s amazing to be able to find all these amazing blogs. 🙂
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Reblogged this on kmlkoubablog and commented:
In reading this post, Today, my thoughts goes to my mother first, and the four other women in my life, My Wife, my three daughters , and my sister, whom are so faraway
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That is so sweet. They’re lucky to be so loved. Thanks for the reblog and thanks for dropping by. 🙂
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Great post, added the book to my goodreads to be read list. Hope to get to it soon. 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
I love Goodreads, gives me ideas, win free books, aren’t those beautiful words, free books. 😉
Hope this day treats you kindly, hope to see you over on Twitter today for @suzie81blog #SundayBlogShare 🙂
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