A Family Affair: Family and Feminism in Contemporary Irish Women's Fiction

• Main Author: Ryan, Mary
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: contemporary women's fiction; Ireland and Irish society; family; female friendships; lesbian continuum
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol16/iss1/2; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1064/viewcontent/Budhi_2016.1_205_20Article_20__20RYAN.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Despite the fact that the contemporary women’s fiction genre of chick lit is most commonly considered in terms of its apparent focus on romantic relationships, this paper suggests that these are not the only relationships that chick lit heroines embark on. Examining a selection of specifically Irish...