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“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. "Bolick’s voice crackles with wit, sharp criticism, and breathtaking metaphors as she makes an enticing case for spinsterhood." - Entertainment WeeklyUsing 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] can be unnerving and downright inspired. Like many engrossing books, Spinster is first and foremost a product of the author’s long-term obsession: to reject the conventional female trajectory for something that feels a little more expansive and full of promise...." - Heather Havrilesky, The New York Times Book ReviewSpinster introduces a cast of pioneerin

Who reads Spinster : Making a Life of One's Own?

Author

Bolick, Kate

Publisher

Crown/Archetype

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385347136

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Social Science

Rating

3.43 / 5 (5,844 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14