Two leading women in contemporary literature
I recently read these two bestsellers in succession, stories of striking women who keep the reader spellbound through their journeys. ' Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup ' by John Carryrou ' Where the Crawdads Sing ' by Delia Owens. These two books do not have much in common - their tones, setting, mood, characterization are all poles apart from each other. The main characters live in different times, different places, and very different circumstances. Elizabeth Holmes (Bad Blood) is a ruthless egotistic ambitious 21st century tech whiz chasing an unrealistic dream in Silicon Valley. Kya Clark (Where the Crawdads Sing) is a shy, gentle, abandoned child growing up in a marshland by herself in 1960s, and through prejudice and poverty, educates herself to become a naturalist and author. But what makes these two women similar is their grit, resilience and uncompromising characters - for better or worse. There is also a sense of vulnerability that