** Selected by 8 National Newspapers as a Book of the Year ** ** The New York Times
Bestseller ** 'A page-turner that succeeds both at character and ideas' Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie A warm and immersive novel about ambition power women friendship and finding
your place in the world from the bestselling author of The Wife and The Interestings. Greer
Kadetsky is a shy college student when she meets the person who will change her life. Faith
Frank an influential and glamorous figure from the women's movement inhabits a very different
world to Greer's. But after a chance encounter Faith singles Greer out and invites her into her
life leading her down a thrilling path as it winds towards and away from her meant-to-be love
story with high school sweetheart Cory and the future she had always imagined. Expansive and
wise compassionate and witty The Female Persuasion is about the spark we all believe is
flickering inside us waiting to be seen and fanned by the right person at the right time.