Rain Dodging: A Scholar's Romp Through Britain in Search of a Stuart Queen
Susan J. Godwin
(Author)
Description
How did a British queen foster a court of women writers in the 1600s-an age when female authorship was rare? Follow American scholar Susan Godwin's quest to unearth Mary of Modena's real story--a journey that involves revisiting seventeenth-century British spaces and delving deep into Oxford's archives--even as Godwin charts the course of her own resilient, feminist path.
Product Details
Price
$17.95
$16.69
Publisher
She Writes Press
Publish Date
October 17, 2023
Pages
256
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.4 X 1.0 inches | 0.88 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781647425692
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About the Author
Susan J. Godwin is a fervent educator, writer, and freelance artist whose world has always been steeped in books, from Harold and the Purple Crayon--she couldn't resist drawing on her bedroom wall, no matter how many reprimands--to her first job as a library book mender in her Shaker Heights High School basement to teaching English at the prestigious University School of Nashville. A former Oxford scholar, Godwin has received writing awards from the University of Michigan, Middle Tennessee State University, and Bread Loaf School of English. Though writing is her true passion, she is also a visual artist working primarily in oils and pastels. Her home is outside of Nashville, in Dickson, TN, on the banks of a winding Tennessee river, in a hayloft renovated by her sweet, sexy husband, Tony--with help from their rotty, Roady!
Reviews
"It was an honour to read Rain Dodging. It brought tears to the eyes and a renewed sense of how blessed I was with you and your cohorts all those years ago."
-Professor Peter McCullough, Lincoln College, Oxford "Rain Dodging is a kaleidoscope of memoir and mystery, a collage of images and events. In a voice that's candid, engaging, and thoroughly original, Godwin takes us on a journey through her life and into the 17th-century court of British Queen Mary of Modena. You'll be hooked as you watch the connections unfold."
--Shellie Michael, Professor of English, Volunteer State College "Rain Dodging is a vision quest. I am typing through tears. I LOVED THE BOOK! I love her; what a character, free spirit, person I would like to hang with . . . 'eternally curious about so much.'"
--Teresa Steve, social worker "The opening chapters of Susan Godwin's memoir whet the appetite for more. With vivid portrayals of Oxford's Radcliffe Camera and Rare Book reading room, Susan brings her memories to life and powerfully conveys the excitement of scholarly discovery as she explores primary sources for late seventeenth-century English society, religion, culture, and the awkward assimilation of an intellectually accomplished Italian princess into the English royal family."
--John M. Fyler, Professor of Medieval English at Tufts University
-Professor Peter McCullough, Lincoln College, Oxford "Rain Dodging is a kaleidoscope of memoir and mystery, a collage of images and events. In a voice that's candid, engaging, and thoroughly original, Godwin takes us on a journey through her life and into the 17th-century court of British Queen Mary of Modena. You'll be hooked as you watch the connections unfold."
--Shellie Michael, Professor of English, Volunteer State College "Rain Dodging is a vision quest. I am typing through tears. I LOVED THE BOOK! I love her; what a character, free spirit, person I would like to hang with . . . 'eternally curious about so much.'"
--Teresa Steve, social worker "The opening chapters of Susan Godwin's memoir whet the appetite for more. With vivid portrayals of Oxford's Radcliffe Camera and Rare Book reading room, Susan brings her memories to life and powerfully conveys the excitement of scholarly discovery as she explores primary sources for late seventeenth-century English society, religion, culture, and the awkward assimilation of an intellectually accomplished Italian princess into the English royal family."
--John M. Fyler, Professor of Medieval English at Tufts University
