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Wifework (Paperback)

by Susan Maushart (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (3 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747561729
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747561729
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 387,811 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Susan Maushart offers a lusty cry against self-betrayal with marriage she is an honest polemicist' TLS 'Wifework is 100% honest a smart and witty book" Publisher's Weekly


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"The self-appointed patron saint of home truths has done it again"
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5.0 out of 5 stars A cynically honest, feminist perspective on marriage, 18 Feb 2002
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This book is gutsy and painfully honest. It confronts us with the reasons why marriage today is usually a much better deal for men than for women - reasons that all women know, deep down, but won't, or can't admit for fear of shattering the "equality illusion" that many of us live with in our marriages.

The author goes beyond the kinds of unfairness and disillusionment wives and in particular new mothers experience as identified e.g. by Naomi Wolf in "Misconceptions". Susan Maushart points out again and again that it's not just the lion's share of the housework and childcare that women are doing (which we all know anyway), but also what she calls the emotionally taxing "wifework" - being responsible for the husband's emotional needs, the whole family's social calendar, the whole concept of homemaking, etc.

My favourite part of the book - or, I should say, the thing that made me stop and think the most, was the part where she describes the increased amount of free time she had after divorcing her husband and becoming the single parent to three very small children. You would have thought that the opposite would be true, but when she she was no longer responsible for all that "wifework", the burden on her was considerably lessened.

Indeed, even if you're happily married with children, the book makes you think about how expendable your spouse may actually be, and why. And it makes you ask yourself why intelligent women are willing to put up with so much unfairness in our relationships - it makes you take your rose-coloured glasses off and re-evaluate what is "fair".

I wholeheartedly recommend this book, but caution that it will be an eye-opening and not altogether painless read for those of us "in denial".

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hits the nail on the head (I hate to say!!), 30 May 2002
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I recently went from being a single mum to being a married mum. Foolishly I thought this would be a good deal for me. Someone to help me around the home, to share the childcare with, to make me the odd cuppa whilst I'm breastfeeding!! But ironically I find myself with more work to do than ever. Why? Wifework, is the answer that Susan Maushart gives and she's right on the money. It's painfully honest and takes the thoughts straight out of my head. She argues that whilst feminism has increased our expectations the reality is severely lagging behind. Sad but true. I mean, I love my man I really do but if only he would pick up the sodding hoover!!
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