Spinster

Download or read book Spinster written by Kate Bolick and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Notable Book “Whom to marry, and when will it happen—these two questions define every woman’s existence.” So begins Spinster, a revelatory and slyly erudite look at the pleasures and possibilities of remaining single. Using her own experiences as a starting point, journalist and cultural critic Kate Bolick invites us into her carefully considered, passionately lived life, weaving together the past and present to examine why­ she—along with over 100 million American women, whose ranks keep growing—remains unmarried. This unprecedented demographic shift, Bolick explains, is the logical outcome of hundreds of years of change that has neither been fully understood, nor appreciated. Spinster introduces a cast of pioneering women from the last century whose genius, tenacity, and flair for drama have emboldened Bolick to fashion her life on her own terms: columnist Neith Boyce, essayist Maeve Brennan, social visionary Charlotte Perkins Gilman, poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, and novelist Edith Wharton. By animating their unconventional ideas and choices, Bolick shows us that contemporary debates about settling down, and having it all, are timeless—the crucible upon which all thoughtful women have tried for centuries to forge a good life. Intellectually substantial and deeply personal, Spinster is both an unreservedly inquisitive memoir and a broader cultural exploration that asks us to acknowledge the opportunities within ourselves to live authentically. Bolick offers us a way back into our own lives—a chance to see those splendid years when we were young and unencumbered, or middle-aged and finally left to our own devices, for what they really are: unbounded and our own to savor.

Download or read book A Spinster's Story written by Mary Ann Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Spinster's Story written by Mary A. Fisher and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

Download or read book The Spinster's Christmas (Illustrated Edition) written by Camille Elliot and published by Camy Tang. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Regency romantic suspense Prequel to the Lady Wynwood’s Spies series Spinster Miranda Belmoore has become a poor relation in her cousin’s house. She determines to escape a life of drudgery and disdain from her own family members, who are embarrassed by her straightforward speech and unconventional behavior that does not match with proper society. She is beginning to believe what they tell her—that she doesn’t matter to anyone, not even to God. Former naval captain Gerard Foremont is having difficulty adjusting to life back on land, bitter that his career has been cut short by his severely injured knee. A Christmastide houseparty with the Belmoores reunites him with his childhood friend, Miranda, but he is appalled at the verbal abuse she endures and wants to help her. The festivities are disrupted when a cloaked intruder attacks Gerard, with Miranda as the only witness. Now the two of them must uncover who wants to harm him and why, before Twelfth Night ends in murder …

Download or read book The Spinster's Tale; in which is Introduced Langbridge Fort, a Romance written by Ann Wingrove and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Spinster's Tour in France, the States of Genoa, Etc., During the Year 1827 written by Elizabeth Strutt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advice on European travel for unaccompanied British ladies in the early nineteenth century.

Download or read book The Old Engagement: a Spinster's Story written by Julia Day and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: