The Broom Closet
Secret Meanings of Domesticity in Postfeminist Novels by Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Toni Morrison, Marge Piercy, Jane Smiley, and Amy Tan / Jeannette Batz Cooperman. : 25
(Author) Jeannette Batz CoopermanA doctorate-holding editor/columnist at an alternative newsweekly, Cooperman dissects the symbolism of and women's ambivalence toward their domestic roles as depicted in recent culturally diverse US feminist fiction. Conceiving housework as "an art and science of the boundaries," she discusses individual authors, novels, and shared motifs: domesticity as ordering chaos, the unappreciated hollow woman, sustaining home ties, powers of life and death, the sacred in the mundane, and reasons for making a home. Includes a decent categorized bibliography, but no index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Jeannette Batz Cooperman
Jeannette Batz Cooperman is a renowned writer and journalist known for her insightful essays that blend personal narrative with cultural commentary. Her most famous work, "A Circumstance of Blood," delves into the complexities of family and identity. Cooperman's eloquent prose and sharp observations have made her a prominent voice in contemporary literature.