My son and I are currently reading The Power Broker and I can not believe I never heard of Belle before this book!
It seems like you should be able to write a book about "cool women I am obsessed with". Did you ever read Kate Zambreno's "Heroines"? It's a very unique memoir/literary biography and while the women are famous for being married to famous writers (Vivienne Eliot, Zelda Fitzgerald, etc.) the unifying link is mostly that Zambreno wants to write about these particular women. In a lot of ways it's a very odd book but it's also quite compelling. I've returned to it many times and it enjoys (I think) a cult following.
I dunno - women of a certain age exerting their power and influence? Post was 50 when she wrote her big book, right? Heck - you could drop some of that info you have on Isabella Bird into the narrative!
Oh! Older books about California are one of my obsessions, and I am reading Emily Post's book about gardening there!
My son and I are currently reading The Power Broker and I can not believe I never heard of Belle before this book!
It seems like you should be able to write a book about "cool women I am obsessed with". Did you ever read Kate Zambreno's "Heroines"? It's a very unique memoir/literary biography and while the women are famous for being married to famous writers (Vivienne Eliot, Zelda Fitzgerald, etc.) the unifying link is mostly that Zambreno wants to write about these particular women. In a lot of ways it's a very odd book but it's also quite compelling. I've returned to it many times and it enjoys (I think) a cult following.
I dunno - women of a certain age exerting their power and influence? Post was 50 when she wrote her big book, right? Heck - you could drop some of that info you have on Isabella Bird into the narrative!