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have aged and female readers have sought characters to identify with. Subjects are often romantic in nature, and heroines are usually between the ages of 45 and 65. Matron lit characters were often married at one point, but are no longer with their spouses or living with their children. There are
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for the movement. Since matron lit first began, it increased in scope; there are now industry publishing houses devoted solely to matron literature.
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also are part of the genre. Many matron lit authors have developed popular series of books revolving around the same characters, like
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usually feminist themes in matron literature, though some works are more overtly feminist than others.
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