Description |
xvii, 229 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
1. Connection. Thirst / Anne Lamott -- Without me, I'm nothing / Bonnie Wach -- (Learning how to) get laid / Jane DeLynn -- Writing for the cure / Elizabeth Fishel -- One is silver and the other gold / Nancy Wartik -- The lioness sleeps tonight / Jane Ganahl -- Adventures in cyber snatching / Marcelle Karp -- It's a doggie dog world / Cynthia Heimel. 2. Attitude adjustment. My buddies the oysters / Ms. Gonick -- Foreign correspondent / Cynthia Kaplan -- The marvels of middle age / Mary Roach -- To be (too) real : the unexpected consequences of living an authentic life / Meredith Maran -- Heroin/e / Cheryl Strayed. 3. Mind over matter. The sick girl / Gayle Brandeis -- Heroes of the house / Louise Rafkin -- Learning to walk / Amy Krouse Rosenthal -- Walking the labyrinth with mother / Peggy Hong -- Train sounds / Ariel Gore. 4. Problem? What Problem? The flight / Joyce Thompson -- Smells like perfume inserts / Ayun Halliday -- Stepping off the mommy track / Laura Fraser -- Just say I do / Merrill Markoe -- Naked pictures / Sefi Atta 5. Perseverance. Border control / Anneli Rufus -- Baby baby baby please / Judith Newman -- The cup is half-empty, the cup is half-full / Autumn Stephens -- What to save / Anne Burt -- Legends : the daughter / Edwidge Danticat. |
Subject |
Women -- Anecdotes.
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Women -- Identity.
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Women -- Psychology.
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Self-esteem in women.
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Sex role -- Anecdotes.
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Feminism -- Anecdotes.
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Added Author |
Stephens, Autumn, 1956-
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ISBN |
1930722389 paperback |
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