Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262).
Contents:
Introduction -- Suddenly single -- Lets go outside -- A friend in trouble -- Glass baby -- Big three-oh -- Parent trap -- Ding-dong -- Meeting the man -- Berlin Wall -- Gift horse -- New year's irresolution -- Ancient mariner -- The coil unwinds -- A tricky period -- Moorhens -- Labor of love -- Midnight fury -- low love -- Spilled milk -- Mistaken identity.
Summary:
"We have descriptors for many periods of life--adolescence, menopause, mid-life crisis, quarter-life crisis--but there is a period of profound change that many women face, often in their late twenties to early forties, that does not yet have a name. Nell Frizzell is calling this period of flux "the panic years," and it is often characterized by a preoccupation with one major question: should I have a baby? And from there--do I want a baby? With whom should I have a baby? How will I know when I'm ready? Decisions made during this period suddenly take on more weight, as questions of love, career, friendship, fertility, and family clash together while peers begin the process of coupling and breeding. But this very important process is rarely written or talked about beyond the clichés of the "ticking clock." Enter Frizzell, our comforting guide, who uses personal stories from her own experiences in the panic years to illuminate the larger social and cultural trends, and gives voice to the uncertainty, confusion, and urgency that tends to characterize this time of life." -- Amazon.com. "In The Panic Years, renowned journalist Nell Frizzell explores what happens when a woman begins to ask herself: "Should I have a baby...?""-- Provided by publisher.
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