Awakening and Other Stories by Kate Chopin

This was an author covered in one of the English lit. classes I tought. Interesting powerful woman writer, who wrote about themes not acceptable in her time - late 19th early 20th century. Awakening was definitely one, where she looked at a woman realizing her own strengths, sexuality, creativity, and the fact that motherhood is not the most important thing to her. Plus, as I was getting ready to go to New Orleans, I enjoyed the fact that this was set in New Orleans.