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In the last 10 years, female characters have become more and more active heroines.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
By Shannon Carlin August 1, 2024 8:21 AM EDT
Since the release of her first book nearly 40 years ago, best-selling author Loretta Chase has earned a reputation for crafting historical romances with feisty heroines that feel ahead of their time.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Among them were Fellini heroines like Claudia Cardinale; Michelangelo Antonioni’s bewitching muse Monica Vitti; the always elegant Sophia Loren; and Monica Bellucci, still the very definition of va-va-voom.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 30 July 2024
Rebel Moon’s heroine — a soldier for the Imperium realm of the Motherworld that destroyed her homeland — recalls her war-orphan background and deserts the Imperium’s ranks to lead the resistance on her new home, the planet Veldt.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
By Shannon Carlin August 1, 2024 8:21 AM EDT
Since the release of her first book nearly 40 years ago, best-selling author Loretta Chase has earned a reputation for crafting historical romances with feisty heroines that feel ahead of their time.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Among them were Fellini heroines like Claudia Cardinale; Michelangelo Antonioni’s bewitching muse Monica Vitti; the always elegant Sophia Loren; and Monica Bellucci, still the very definition of va-va-voom.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 30 July 2024
Rebel Moon’s heroine — a soldier for the Imperium realm of the Motherworld that destroyed her homeland — recalls her war-orphan background and deserts the Imperium’s ranks to lead the resistance on her new home, the planet Veldt.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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