<p>First published in 1987, this is an introductory study of the most widely read Canadian women's novelists of the 1970s and 1980s. Coral Ann Howells argues that Canadian women's fiction throughout the period of study represents how the Canadian cultural identity exceeds its geographical limits. Including short biographical sketches and a complete list of the books published by the authors under discussion, writers examined include Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, and Margaret Laurence. </p>
