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Title Selfish, shallow, and self-absorbed : sixteen writers on the decision not to have kids / edited with an introduction by Meghan Daum.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2015.

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.87 SELFISH    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  306.874 SELFISH    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.874 DAUM    Check Shelf
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Edition First edition.
Description vi, 282 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Babes in the woods / by Courtney Hodell -- Maternal instincts / by Laura Kipnis -- A thousand other things / by Kate Christensen -- The new Rhoda / by Paul Lisicky -- Be here now means be gone later / by Lionel Shriver -- The most important thing / by Sigrid Nunez -- Mommy fearest / by Anna Holmes -- Amateurs / by Michelle Huneven -- Save yourself / by Danielle Henderson -- The trouble with having it all / by Pam Houston -- Beyond "Beyond motherhood" / by Jeanne Safer -- Over and out / by Geoff Dyer -- You'd be such a good mother, if only you weren't you / by M.G. Lord -- The hardest art / by Rosemary Mahoney -- Just an aunt / by Elliott Holt -- The end of the line / by Tim Kreider.
Summary One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis," and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all -- a successful, demanding career and the required 2.3 children -- before their biological clock stopped ticking. Now, however, conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life. The idea that some women and men prefer not to have children is often met with sharp criticism and incredulity by the public and mainstream media. In this collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. This collection makes a case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.
Subject Childfree choice.
Parenthood -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Parenthood -- Psychological aspects.
Childlessness -- Psychological aspects.
Childlessness -- Social aspects.
Added Author Daum, Meghan, 1970- editor.
ISBN 9781250052933 hardcover : $26.00
1250052939 hardcover
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