A company of contemporary writers and new talents elevate the discussion of motherhood above the level of tantrum control and potty training. These irreverent, hilarious, tender, and provocative pieces are a testament to the notion that motherhood gives women more to think about, not less.
As revolutionary as The Second Sex and as controversial as Backlash, this book will transform readers' thinking about the place of child rearing in women's lives. Immediately acclaimed by readers ranging from Allison Pearson to Carol Gilligan, from Daphne Merkin to Mary Matalin.
The author, a clinical psychologist and mother of three, decided to be a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her first child. Defining "maternal desire" not as the simple desire to have children, but as the urge to nurture them after they are born, Daphne de Marneffe sees this as a universal female need, and as a necessary process in the forging ...
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