Married : A Fine Predicament

Roiphe, Anne

ISBN 10: 0465070663 / ISBN 13: 9780465070664

Published by Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Married : A Fine Predicament
• Publisher: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465070663
• ISBN 13: 9780465070664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Women's Studies
  • American Cultural, Political & Social Commentary
  • Parents, Children, & Family Relationships Studies

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Synopsis

The beloved novelist and observer of modern women's lives offers a wise and bittersweet defense of the joys of married life.

Since she first gave voice to the struggles of a generation of women with Up the Sandbox, Anne Roiphe has been a unique chronicler of how we live in relationships and in families. In Married, Roiphe offers an elegant defense of married life from the wry perspective of a wife and mother who survived the 1950's, the sexual revolution, and the women's movement.

Drawing upon a captivating range of examples from history, literature, and popular culture--ranging from Jane Austen's Emma to Bill and Hillary Clinton--as well as her own two marriages, Roiphe looks at the state of wedded union from an emotional as well as a social perspective. With her trademark blend of wit and wisdom, she explores such questions as why we have marriage, the stresses that threaten a marriage, what marriage asks of us, and what marriage gives to us.

Just as she won women's hearts by celebrating the neglected joys of motherhood in Fruitful (shortlisted for the National Book Award), Roiphe is certain to capture a wide audience with her passionately affirmative answer to the basic question we ask about marriage. Does she think it's worth it? In Married Anne Roiphe answers with a resounding "I do."

About the Author

Anne Roiphe is the author of several books, including the novels Up the Sandbox and Lovingkindness, the nonfiction Fruitful: A Real Mother in the Modern World (nominated for the National Book Award in 1996), the memoir 1185 Park Avenue, and the collection of literary essays For Rabbit with Love and Squalor. Her articles and reviews have appeared in Vogue, Redbook, Glamour, Working Woman, and Family Circle; she also writes a biweekly column for the New York Observer. She lives in New York City.