Eight Girls Taking Pictures, Whitney Otto
Eight Girls Taking Pictures, Whitney Otto
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Eight Girls Taking Pictures

Author: Whitney Otto

Narrator: Joy Osmanski

Unabridged: 12 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2012


Synopsis

“A moving read about the pleasures and pangs that define the lives of women” (USA TODAY) from the bestselling author of How to Make an American Quilt.

A profoundly moving portrayal of the lives of women, imagining the thoughts and events that produced eight famous female photographers of the twentieth century. Inspired by the work of Imogen Cunningham, Madame Yevonde, Tina Modotti, Grete Stern, Lee Miller, Ruth Orkin, and others, author Whitney Otto weaves together eight stories, crisscrossing the world and a century to portray the tensions that defined the lives of female artists. These memorable characters seek the extraordinary through their art, yet also find meaning and reward in the ordinary tasks of motherhood, marriage, and domesticity. This is a bold, immersive, and unforgettable novel about women in love.

About Whitney Otto

Whitney Otto is the author of five novels, including the New York Times bestseller, How to Make an American Quilt. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris

I have really conflicted feelings about this book. I enjoyed it, and yet it wasn't what I wanted or expected. It is broken up into 8 "short stories" about women photographers in history, and it is based on real women but fictionalized. I love historical fiction, but this is not that, and I found it......more

Goodreads review by Beth

Whitney Otto has done her homework. Not only does she beautifully capture the history of photography, the details of the art, and the social contexts of her eight ‘girls’ over time, she has provided a thoughtful meditation on the role of women in history as well as the role women play in their own l......more

Goodreads review by Karen

I loved this novel, each chapter exploring the life of a different woman photographer. Inspired by actual photographers but reimagined by this talented author. The stories take place at different times, with some overlap (late 1900's, 1920's, '30s, '50's, 1980's, so that some characters actually mee......more