Hen lit

Posted by RRC on October 30, 2009 at 16:03

In Reply to: Hen lit posted by ESC on October 29, 2009 at 23:17:

: There's chick lit. And then there is "hen lit." "Hen lit books feature women who are a little (and sometimes a lot) older than the average chick lit heroine. The age range is anywhere from late 30's to mid 60's." I don't think I like that. chicklitbooks.com/ facesofchicklit.php It reminds me of Miss Prissy in the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons. onefoggy.tripod.com/ images/ll_prissy.jpg

It seems better than the alternative used which is "matron literature". en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Matron_literature
"Hen" seems rather a British usage like British "hen party" instead of American "bachelorette party". Has anyone seen "hen lit" in a US context?