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With a sharp eye for the foibles and follies of men and women courting, these witty essays touch on the four stages of contemporary courtship--Looking, Together, Breaking Up, and Alone--and such key elements as sex, food, and money
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From Library Journal
San Francisco writer Gonick has put together a collection of humorous es says on the state of being single in the 1980s, presumably based on her own experiences. She has divided these pieces into large categories"Look ing," "Together," "Breaking Up," and "Alone"on which she then elaborates. She scrutinizes such sub jects as being a victim of fashion, mar ried men posing as swingers, match making, playing second-fiddle to a boyfriend's dog, contact lenses, going out dancing alone, and other dating dilemmas, disasters, and triumphs. These pieces are often hilarious; at the very least the reader will chuckle with recognition as Gonick beautifully characterizes being a single woman living alone in the big city. For most public libraries. Rosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Lib., Seaside, Cal.
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Gonick, who writes a column for San Francisco Focus magazine, here presents a collection of essays on life as a single woman today. Laser-sharp, comic and poignant descriptions of the unattached female's search for a male partner should create empathy in readers of both sexes. The book's sections follow a romance through looking for, finding and living with a lover, until the affair breaks up and the bereft woman tries to recover from her angst. Gonick is uncommonly entertaining as a recorder of female "networking" (i.e., making contact with promising men) and forays into health clubs and other modern meeting grounds where ideal mates might be waiting. Clearly a good man now is harder than ever to find or keep. First serial to McCall's and New Woman. (May
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- PublisherRandom House
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0394551311
- ISBN 13 9780394551319
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages201
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