Eccentric Circles: An Uncommon Tale of Five Women

By Lynn Buck

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805940146
• ISBN13: 9780805940145
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co.
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Deep Water

This book covers all bases of a complete life--spiritual, psychological, political and philisophical. I especially loved the main character--Lee is so human. She's idealistic and commited and also a pushy worry-wart. It's my favorite book!

Used book in writing workshop where it was enjoyed.

I taught a six-week workshop at our local library entitled "Reading for Creative Writers." During one week's session , I included Buck's ' Eccentric Circles' together with May Sarton's 'Magnificent Spinster' and Barbara Pym's 'Excellent Women' as examples of unmarried mature women in fiction. The group I taught ranged in age from thirties to early seventies, all female. These eleven students thoroughly enjoyed Buck's style, her humor and her portrayal of "real" women. Considering the scene of the nude swimming, where the characters rise like well-aged Aphrodites from Peconic Bay, led to a lively discussion of issues ranging from women's bodies, shame, aging skin and face-lifts to Georgia O'Keeffe, Eleanor Roosevelt and physical exercise. I heartily recomend this novel to anyone looking for a good read. And especially to Women's Studies/Feminist teachers or students looking for positive images of women's humor, maturity, and well-written modern fiction