Description
Having so many choices, Caitlin Flanagan maintains, has torn women away from what many of them want most: to raise a family and run a household. It's a nearly heretical statement today, and, like so many of the fresh ideas put forth in Flanagan's hilarious, entertaining, and provocative book, it might make some readers angry but it will also make them think.
Author: Caitlin Flanagan
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 05/08/2007
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.79w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780316066273
ISBN10: 0316066273
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | Motherhood
- Social Science | Gender Studies
About the Author
Caitlin Flanagan is a former high school teacher who became a writer; she has been on staff at theAtlantic, the New Yorker, and the Wall Street Journal. A winner of the National Magazine Award, she has also written for Time, O, The Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Her work has been widely anthologized in, among other publications, The Best American Essays and The Best American Magazine Writing series. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.