American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie - Softcover

Blakely, Mary Kay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067153520X ISBN 13: 9780671535209

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1995

Synopsis

Married in the '70s, Blakely expected to be the kind of mother society could admire. But, caught up in the women's movement--and an increasingly chaotic world--she soon lost her innocence about "expert" wisdom and began to break the rules. With humor and insight, this acclaimed journalist explodes the myths of motherhood today.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

If you have a child, if you expect ever to have a child...American Mom may save your life. The best account of motherhood I ever read--honest, loving, funny--it gently holds every 'family value' up to the light. Miss it at your peril! --Carolyn G. Heilbrun

"I think I have read every word Mary Kay Blakely has ever written--even when I absolutely did not have time to do it. She is too powerful a storyteller to resist. American Mom is no exception. If you can't find your life in hers, you've been living abroad." --Phyllis Theroux

"From small town to big city, from traditional marriage to self-discovery, from single motherhood to creative worker, from illness to rebirth--all these are personal journeys Blakely has taken and written about with insight, humor, and a larger understanding that light the path around her." --Gloria Steinem

"Mary Kay Blakely's writing is warm, witty, and loving--and celebratory of real modern family life." --Susan Faludi

About the Author:

Mary Kay Blakely's has been on the faculty of Indiana University/Purdue University and The New School for Social Research in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 067153520X
• ISBN 13: 9780671535209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304