In this thought-provoking work, Larcombe uses traditional tools of feminist literary analysis to give us new insight into the hoary feminist topics of rape law and romance fiction. …
In Australia, this kind of textual analysis is rare indeed, and this work should be valued for that reason alone. Larcombe, however, also offers some significant new contributions to feminist criticism of these areas. …
… this book more than starts the juices flowing. It demonstrates the value of multidisciplinary analysis, and brings a fresh perspective on to two tired subjects. It should be in any law library with a commitment to feminist criticism. – Australian Law Librarian, Vol 13 No 2, Winter 2005