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by: Rebecca Walker
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781594482885
ISBN: 1594482888
Label: Riverhead Trade
Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: March 04, 2008
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Sales Rank: 774768
Studio: Riverhead Trade
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From the international bestselling author of Black, White, and Jewish comes a 'wonderfully insightful' (Associated Press) book that's destined to become a motherhood classic. Now in trade.
Like many women her age, thirty-four-year-old Rebecca Walker was brought up to be skeptical of motherhood. As an adult she longed for a baby but feared losing her independence. In this very smart memoir, Walker explores some of the larger sociological trends of her generation while delivering her own story about the emotional and intellectual transformation that led her to motherhood.
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Rating:  - To Have or Not to Have a Baby
Rebecca Walker writes honestly and eloquently of the many feelings and beliefs she has carried over the years about becoming a mother. The subtitle of her book, choosing motherhood after a lifetime of ambivalence, together with her main title, telegraphs the denouement of her story; namely, that her ambivalence takes a decidedly positive turn at some point in her story. Her change of heart is not a simple matter, and she shares the complex and often subtle experiences that ultimately change her. ... Read More
Rating:  - Author needs to learn the definition of ambivalence.
Unfortunately, this book is a perfect example of a title that sells with content that doesn't live up to the expectations. I expected this book to be about ... oh, say ... choosing motherhood after being uncertain for a lifetime. However, the book is actually about a depressed woman who has wanted to be a mother for a long time but is suddenly terrified when she learns she is pregnant. Not exacly being so-so on motherhood her whole life and then deciding she needs to pull the trigger due to the clock ... Read More
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