Satellites Out of Orbit

<p><strong>A unique collection of feminist prose and poetry </strong>in five sections: I. Epistles: epistles written by Eve Cain's wife Noah's wife Delilah the Queen of Sheba Mary and others - as if they were feminist II. Myths: the myths within the myths revealed - what might Pandora Circe Penelope Eurydice Persephone the Gorgons and others have thought and done if they had not been the creations of a chauvinist patriarchy? III. Letters: letters that might have been written by Lady Godiva Milton's daughter Rubens' model Mozart's mother Freud's wife Plato's students and others - assuming a feminist consciousness IV. Soliloquies: soliloquies delivered by Juliet Ophelia Lady MacBeth Kate Desdemona Regan Miranda and others - protesting the role given to them by Shakespeare V. Fairy Tales: the classic fairy tales retold - what would have happened if Gretel Cinderella Little Red Riding Hood Snow White Sleeping Beauty and others had been strong and critical girls and women living today?</p><p></p><p>Many of the pieces are suitable for theatrical performance and audition; they also work very well as classroom material.</p><p></p><p>...an excellent and much recommended pick for unique fiction collections. Michael Dunford Midwest Book Review</p>