Fiction as a gerontological resource: Norah Hoult's

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-308

  King, Jeannette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Feminism; Fiction; Identity; Madness; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; FEMINISM; GENDER ISSUE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MEMORY;

EID: 67749084341     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08007654     Document Type: Article

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