The Winter of Our Disconnect: How One Family Pulled the Plug on Their Technology and Lived to Tell/Text/Tweet the Tale by Maushart, Susan (2011) Paperback - Softcover

Susan Maushart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846684641 ISBN 13: 9781846684647

Publisher: Profile Books, 2011

Synopsis

They did it. Could you? For any parent who has ever IM-ed their child to the dinner table - or yanked the modem from its socket in a show of primal parental rage - this account of one family's self-imposed exile from the Information Age will leave you ROFLing (Roll on the Floor Laughing) with recognition. But it will also challenge you to take stock of your own family connections, to create a media ecology that encourages kids - and parents - to thrive. At the simplest level, "The Winter of Our Disconnect" is the story of how one family survived six months of wandering through the desert - digitally speaking - and the lessons learned about themselves and technology along the way. At the same time, their story is a channel to a wider view - into the impact of new media on the lives of families, into the very heart of the meaning of home.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Maushart was born and lives in New York. She holds a PhD in Communication Arts and Science from New York University. Her books include The Mask of Motherhood, Wifework: What Marriage Really Means for Women, and What Women Want Next all published internationally and to widespread acclaim.

Review:

Her cautionary tale of media addiction is entertaining -- Claire Sawers * The List * Hilariously entertaining but sobering and informative read... Thoreau would no doubt have approved -- Karlin Lillington * Irish Times * A frank, funny and incredibly inspiring memoir (it will have you dusting off your board games) we share in her many, many successes -- Louise Cook * Sunday Express * Light-hearted and breezy. -- Julian Fleming * Sunday Business Post * A memoirs-cum-call-to-arms... a strong, passionate voice -- Danuta Kean * Mslexia * Read this true story for inspiration. Read it for laughs. Maybe even read it on your ipad. * O Magazine * This book makes you sit up and seriously think. * Junior * Brilliantly entertaining -- Janey Lee Grace * Natural Health and Beauty * A fab book by a witty, single-parent mum... a great story -- Rosita Sweetman * Sunday Independent *

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1846684641
• ISBN 13: 9781846684647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302