title: Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines
author:  Samantha Hahn 
description: "Gorgeous...exquisite in every way.... I can't take my hands off of this book - I seriously love it and will definitely be buying copies to give to my friends" -- Decor8<br /><br />"These women are important. They illuminate the world. So read, read, read their words. And learn what life is." -Maira Kalman, artist, author And the Pursuit of Happiness<br /><br />"The portraits are breathtaking - sometimes tender, sometimes intense, always thoughtfully evocative of each heroine's persona and sensibility." - Brain Pickings<br /><br />"The perfect collection of our favorite fictional heroines brought to life in gorgeous illustrations by the immensely talented Samantha Hahn-it's destined to become a classic and inspire readers and artists alike." - Christiane Lemieux, CEO, DwellStudio, and author, Undecorate<br /><br />"Samantha Hahn's lush and dreamy illustrations capture the hearts of literature's most adored heroines. They're all here-Clarissa Dalloway, Dorothea Brooke, Nancy Drew-and each one is drawn so magnificently that their authors would rejoice as we rejoice, and tear the pages from this book to hang on their walls." - Emma Straub, author, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures<br /><br />"Samantha Hahn's exuberant watercolors paired with sharply chosen quotes feel at once nostalgic and modern, stylish and genuine. All qualities befitting the complex women she renders." - Stella Bugbee, editorial director, New York magazine/thecut.com<br /><br />"Samantha Hahn's Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines (Chronicle) is absolutely gorgeous and has inspired me to read some new titles. I'm still deciding which is my favorite spread; it changes each time I open this book." - LibraryJournal.com<br /><br />"Samantha Hahn has a knack for capturing the fluidity of a costume and the gloss of an eye or lip." - New York Times Book Review<br /><br />"Richly illustrated and exquisitely hand-lettered, Well-Read Women is the perfect convergence of literature and art-and a wonderful gift for any passionate reader. I have devoured it already several times over." - Lisa Congdon, artist and illustrator<br /><br />"Absolutely stunning." - Bust.com
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  EVERNIGHT PUBLISHING ®
  
  
  
  
  
  [www.evernightpublishing.com](http://www.evernightpublishing.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright© 2020 Sam Crescent
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN: 978-0-3695-0176-9
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover Artist: Jay Aheer
  
  
  
  
  
  Editor: Audrey Bobak
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious.
  Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living
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  HIS SCARRED WOMAN
  
  
  
  
  
  Curvy Women Wanted, 22
  
  
  
  
  
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  #  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  