Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre
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Book Overview
A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1563083353
ISBN13:9781563083358
Release Date:June 1999
Publisher:Libraries Unlimited
Length:435 Pages
Weight:2.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"
Customer Reviews
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Great for Romance Readers!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is a great guide for your average romance reader! There are a few chapters devoted specifically to librarians...but the rest of the book is a treasure trove of information on the history of your favorite type of romance (regency, historical, western, etc.) and information about what authors have written and when. You find out lots of interesting tidbits like who wrote the first "bodice ripper" and why those 1950's nurse stories lost their appeal. Anyone who reads romance should take a look at it!
Terrific resource for romance readers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
While this title is primarily being marketed to libraries, romance readers may also want to consider adding this title to their collections. There are wonderful lists of romance authors/titles by subgenre so that if you have read everything by Joan Wolf and are looking for some new authors to try, you will find them. Interesting details about the history of romance fiction are also included as well as information on the definition and appeal of each romance subgenre (regency, romantic suspense, inspiration, etc.) to a reader. A remarkable work of scholarship!
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