Calling Invisible Women [Audio] http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Calling-Invisible-Women-Audio-Jeanne-Ray-Coleen-Marlo/9780449010563

By Jeanne Ray, Coleen Marlo, Coleen Marlo (Read by), Jeanne Ray (Read by)

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About the Author

Jeanne Ray worked as a registered nurse for forty years before she wrote her first novel at the age of sixty. She is the "New York Times" bestselling author of the novels "Julie and Romeo," "Julie and Romeo Get Lucky," "Eat Cake," and "Step-Ball-Change."

Reviews

"Witty and thought-provoking, "Invisible Women" will call out to any female who's ever been made to feel invisible by virtue of her age, her gender, or both." -"People" (3 1/2 stars)
"In a story both whimsical and significant, Jeanne Ray addresses an all-too-familiar fate that many women seem to suffer as they grow older.... Heartfelt, inspirational and uplifting, "Calling Invisible Women"calls out to readers with a passionate and important message. This book is clearly one that deserves to be noticed." -"BookPage "
"In her satirical tale of a woman trying to find herself, Ray, the mother of novelist Ann Patchett, offers a commentary about what it's like for women to grow older." -"New York Post," Required Reading
"Jeanne Ray's newest novel, "Calling Invisible Women," tells the humorous, touching story of how Clover reclaims her sense of self. Stripping off her clothes to go undetected, she becomes a sort of superhero: punishing bullies on the school bus, halting bank robberies, preventing her son from getting a tattoo--not to mention reigniting her career as an investigative journalist. Invisibility is hardly a subtle metaphor. But Ray argues persuasively that going undercover has its benefits." -"O, The Oprah Magazine" (Summer Pick), Abbe Wright
"This is a perfectly fabulous read that speaks volumes about society's lack of awareness of middle-aged women. Read it as fast as you can, before it disappears before your eyes." -"Library Journal," starred review
"The heroine of bestselling novelist Jeanne Ray's "Calling Invisible Women" bands together with other invisible women in her town to fight back, gaining a new view of her town, her loved ones and herself... Ray, who didn't start writing novels until she was 60 - inspired partly by the urge to show that people "of a certain age" had as much fun and delight in their lives as younger folk - said a liking on her part for people with superpowers, like invisibility, gave the book itsi