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

by Barash, Susan Shapiro

• ISBN13: 9780312364465
• ISBN10: 0312364466
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-06
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

&&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 Choices	p. 1
The Myth of the Truth	p. 15
Spinning Yarns: Our Mothers' Lessons	p. 17
Sex, Love, and Buried Secrets	p. 49
Cashing In: Money and Lies	p. 73
Through Glass Darkly	p. 95
Mothering as Myth: Ambivalence and Lies	p. 97
Family Matters: Shattering Secrets	p. 117
Facing Our Lies: Addictions	p. 144
Living the Lie	p. 183
Lying to Win: Competitive Lies	p. 185
Born Again: Lying to Ourselves	p. 214
Bold Secrets: Lies That Make or Break Us	p. 234
Conclusion: The Female Talent for the Moral Lie	p. 251
Acknowledgments	p. 263
References	p. 265
Index	p. 277
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