The Woman in the Photograph is an interesting and imaginative book, with an important feminist message. Following the life of Veronica Moon, the story is told in split time periods, with one narrative focusing on Veronica's life as a young photographer and emerging feminist, the other set in the present where she is about to become the focus of a new photography exhibition.
The split time periods worked really well for me, offering a snapshot of how far feminism has come - and how far it still has to go. Although this is obviously a fictional story, there's a lot of truth within it; I felt that I came away with a greater understanding of what feminism was, is, and should be.
If I'm honest, I did enjoy the past chapters (which are told from 1968 onwards) a little bit more than the present ones, but I think this was more a personal preference thing than anything to do with how they are written. I loved Leonie and the other 'sisters' so much that I was always eager to be reading about them, hearing more about their cause.
Overall, this was a powerful, insightful, and ultimately moving book, and I'm very pleased to have read it.
The split time periods worked really well for me, offering a snapshot of how far feminism has come - and how far it still has to go. Although this is obviously a fictional story, there's a lot of truth within it; I felt that I came away with a greater understanding of what feminism was, is, and should be.
If I'm honest, I did enjoy the past chapters (which are told from 1968 onwards) a little bit more than the present ones, but I think this was more a personal preference thing than anything to do with how they are written. I loved Leonie and the other 'sisters' so much that I was always eager to be reading about them, hearing more about their cause.
Overall, this was a powerful, insightful, and ultimately moving book, and I'm very pleased to have read it.