How to Be a Woman

How to Be a WomanNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The book that launched a feminist revolution the hilarious memoir manifesto from Caitlin Moran, the UK's answer to Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler, and Lena Dunham all rolled into one (Marie Claire). Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The book that launched a feminist revolution--the hilarious memoir/manifesto from Caitlin Moran, the UK's answer to Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler, and Lena Dunham all rolled into one (Marie Claire).

Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly hate them?

Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on women's lives with laugh-out-loud funny scenes from her own, from the riot of adolescence to her development as a writer, wife, and mother. With rapier wit, Moran slices right to the truth--whether it's about the workplace, strip clubs, love, fat, abortion, popular entertainment, or children--to jump-start a new conversation about feminism. With humor, insight, and verve, How to Be a Woman lays bare the reasons why female rights and empowerment are essential issues not only for women today but also for society itself.

--Zo Heller, author of The Believers

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/17/2012
ISBN: 9780062124296
Pages: 305
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/09/2012 pg. 47
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2012
People Weekly 07/30/2012 pg. 45
Shelf Awareness 07/27/2012
New Yorker (The) 10/15/2012 pg. 87
Kirkus Best Nonfiction 12/01/2012 pg. 29
Books & Culture 01/01/2013 pg. 17