Download or read book Vigilante Women in Contemporary American Fiction written by A. Graham-Bertolini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham-Bertolini provides the first analysis of vigilante women in contemporary American fiction. She develops a dynamic model of vigilante heroines using literary and feminist theory and applies it to important texts to broaden our understanding of how law and culture infringe upon women's rights.