Books by C. Hanson

The woman's novel is a term used to describe fiction which, while immensely popular among educated women readers, sits uneasily between high and low culture.

Drawing on a wide range of sources, including obstetric texts, pregnancy advice books, literary texts, popular fiction and visual images, she analyzes changing attitudes to key issues such as the relative rights of mother and foetus and the degree to which medical intervention is acceptable in pregnancy.

The woman's novel is a term used to describe fiction which, while immensely popular among educated women readers, sits uneasily between high and low culture.