One is not born a woman, one becomes one. -Simone de Beauvoir Literature has provided us with some of the most unforgettable women in history. From wives and mothers to daughters and lovers, these women all have one thing in common--they'reuncommonheroines. This unique collection includes more than twenty great novel excerpts depicting women young and old, wise and weary, flamboyant and cunning such as: Emma Woodhouse inEmmaby Jane Austen Jane Eyre inJane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte Holly Golightly inBreakfast at Tiffany'sby Truman Capote Evelyn Couch inFried Green Tomatoesby Fannie Flagg Celie inThe Color Purpleby Alice Walker This book celebrates the women we envy, admire, and are inspired by--generation after generation.