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9780312364465

Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets The Truth About Why Women Lie

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312364465

  • ISBN10:

    0312364466

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-01-06
  • Publisher: Griffin

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&&LPFrom the bestselling author of &&LITripping the Prom Queen&&L/I comes a fascinating and provocative look at the reasons behind female deception. It reveals how society doles out mixed messages to women, fostering the lies they tell. Among them:&&L/P A woman who shoplifts, and has it 'down to a science' A woman who tells her husband she is working late to be with her lover A woman who lies about her children's achievements to her friends A woman who pretends her husband is doing well when they are going broke A woman who has covered up her husband's emotional abuse for years A woman whose secret is her misery in being a stay-at-home mom in suburbia A woman who lies about loving her partner, deciding it's better to stay than be alone And many other secrets and deceptions &&LPHonest and even outrageous, Susan Shapiro Barash is fast becoming the author who explores issues that are important to women--issues that they are loath to talk about'¦until now. &&L/P

Author Biography

SUSAN SHAPIRO BARASH is the author of nine previous books, and teaches gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College.  As a well-recognized gender expert, she is frequently sought out by newspapers, television shows, and radio programs to comment on women’s issues.  She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Enduring Tales: Enabling Choicesp. 1
The Myth of the Truthp. 15
Spinning Yarns: Our Mothers' Lessonsp. 17
Sex, Love, and Buried Secretsp. 49
Cashing In: Money and Liesp. 73
Through Glass Darklyp. 95
Mothering as Myth: Ambivalence and Liesp. 97
Family Matters: Shattering Secretsp. 117
Facing Our Lies: Addictionsp. 144
Living the Liep. 183
Lying to Win: Competitive Liesp. 185
Born Again: Lying to Ourselvesp. 214
Bold Secrets: Lies That Make or Break Usp. 234
Conclusion: The Female Talent for the Moral Liep. 251
Acknowledgmentsp. 263
Referencesp. 265
Indexp. 277
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