Young Wives' Tales: New Adventures in Love and Partnership
The term “wife” is fraught with conflicting connotations for many young women today. Although the word suggests companionship and commitment, it’s weighted with the knowledge that marriage is a male-dominated institution in which women have been subservient for centuries. In this provocative collection of essays, writers in their twenties and thirties discuss how they’re navigating the waters of sanctified long-term relationships. Juhu Thukral speaks of marrying to please her traditional Indian parents; Rachel Fudge wonders whether alternative ceremonies can lead to greater equality in marriage; Kate Epstein tries to balance motherhood with a career; Kristy Harcourt, a lesbian, discusses her ambivalence about marriage ceremonies; and Leslie Miller struggles with being identified as half of a couple.
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781580050500
- Genres
- feminism, memoir, essays, anthologies, marriage, love, sociology
- Release date
- 2001
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