Publisher's Synopsis
The women in this collection were asked, simply, to recall a significant memory of growing up female. They revealed themselves through stories of personal confusion and discovery, pain and overcoming, rejection and celebration.' - from Willa Shalit introduction. The stories shared by these remarkable women include: Kate Winslet on the media's eagerness to distort women's images; J.K. Rowling on the transformation wrought by giving birth; Zane on her belief in woman's right to satisfaction; and Lilian vernon on being an entrepreneur.'
