Fruitful: A Real Mother

The Story

Somewhere between the stern chiding of the religious right and the aggressive exhortations of the feminist movement stand most of today's women -- many of them mothers struggling with the issues that today's economic and social standards make so difficult. At home or at work, they are followed by guilt. Combining poignant stories from her own life -- as a divorced parent, novelist, and renowned journalist -- Anne Roiphe illuminates the difficulties and the joys of being a woman who is both a devoted mother and a devoted feminist.The result is a finely crafted and unique pro-feminist/pro-family position that calls for fruitful dialogue on quality childcare, on including men as full partners in parenting, and on defining family in ways that allow everyone to thrive. Emotional, clear-eyed, witty, and compelling, Fruitful offers a personal and profound healing message for every woman torn between her own ambitions, her family's needs, and her all-consuming, tumultuous, exhilarating love for herchildren.