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9781930722637

The Secret Lives of Lawfully Wedded Wives 27 Women Writers on Love, Infidelity, Sex Roles, Race, Kids, and More

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  • ISBN13:

    9781930722637

  • ISBN10:

    193072263X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-06-09
  • Publisher: New World Library
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Summary

Some marriages are made in heaven, and others, quite frankly, are not. This anthology collects the private reflections of 25 well-known women writers, some of whom speak under the liberating cloak of anonymity. They reveal the truth about their marriages, their divorces, and sometimes, their decisions to remain single. The essays here chronicle the highs and lows of romantic relationships, the ebb and flow of love and desire, and the many alternatives to traditional matrimony. With topics ranging from infidelity and true love to orgasms, children, career power struggles, race issues, and aging, these are stories that empower women to make sense of their own lives.

Table of Contents

Preface by Marilyn Yalom xi
Introduction by Autumn Stephens xiii
1. Fasten Your Seatbelts: The Transformative Crisis 1(50)
Eight Sizzling Sex Secrets to Keep Your Marriage Strong
CASSANDRA GREY
3(16)
Invasion of the Baby Hatchers
JANIS COOKE NEWMAN
19(8)
Split
RONDI GILBERT-MAULDON
27(6)
Crazy Love
KAT MELTZER
33(14)
The Point of No Return
LAURA WATERMAN
47(4)
2. You and Me Against the World, Babe: The United Front 51(46)
Another Traditional Arab Jewish Iowa Potluck
FERN KUPFER
53(12)
But He Is
ANNELI RUFUS
65(8)
Marriage A to Z
ORIT WEKSLER
73(10)
Always, Always There
DEBRA ANNE DAVIS
83(14)
3. Not the Same Girl He Married: Growing Together, Growing Apart 97(30)
The Big Enchilada
CHERYL STRAYED
99(8)
It's Not a Competition
AMY ETTINGER
107(6)
Mother Earth/Father Sky
GAYLE BRANDEIS
113(6)
Doctor in the House
RACHEL TRACHTEN
119(8)
4. Love Is in the Details: Ode to the Quotidian 127(38)
Consenting Adults: Three Short Essays on Married Love
ADAIR LARA
129(6)
"I'd Marry You All Over Again"
ELIZABETH FISHEL
135(6)
She Loves Me Anyway
LINDASUSAN ULRICH
141(8)
My Marriage Is a Joke
BONNIE WACH
149(6)
Letting Go with Love
MIRIAM DECOSTA-WILLIS
155(10)
5. This Is Not Your Mother's Marriage: Forging New Paths 165(38)
Seeing Other People
AZELIE BROOKS
167(8)
Even After All These Years
PANG-MEI NATASHA CHANG
175(8)
A Marriage in Letters
CONNIE MATTHIESEN
183(8)
The Solitary Vice
RUBY WEISS
191(8)
For Better or What?
SUSAN PARKER
199(4)
6. Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The Repeat Performance 203(32)
The Unmagic Kingdom
JANE GANAHL
205(6)
Alchemy
CHIORI SANTIAGO
211(12)
Zippers: Thoughts on Three Marriages
JOYCE THOMPSON
223(4)
Love You to Death
AUTUMN STEPHENS
227(8)
Contributors 235(8)
Copyright Notices 243

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