Loveland: A Memoir of Romance and Fiction - Paperback

by Susan Ostrov (Author)

A searing memoir exploring love, literature, and the making of a romantic woman.

Susan Ostrov's Loveland is a candid exploration of one woman's romantic and sexual evolution, set against a backdrop of 20th and 21st-century American culture. Ostrov expertly weaves together personal and family histories with insightful readings of philosophical, literary, and popular texts, illuminating the complexities of passion, monogamy, and sexual violence.

Through poignant and witty prose, Ostrov invites readers to:

• Examine the cultural scripts that shape our understanding of love.
• Explore the tension between romantic ideals and lived experience.
• Discover a new vision of happily-ever-after.

For readers of Vivian Gornick and Emma Barry, Loveland offers a searching and truthful account of a life lived in pursuit of love and understanding. This memoir is perfect for those interested in women's studies, literature, and the ever-evolving landscape of modern relationships.

Author Biography

Susan Ostrov holds an Ivy League doctoral degree and a long career as a Professor of English. She has previously published four scholarly books on the subject of women and their relationship to romantic love. Combining her expertise in classic romance novels with a personal account of her own experiences as a romantic woman, Loveland is part wry memoir and part serious cultural critique.