The Golden Notebook

Who recommended it

1. 

   Erica Jong American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “The best books on Women in Society”.

   The best books on Women in Society↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 17 Aug 2012 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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