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Pride and Joy: Lives and Passions of Women without Children (Paperback)

by Terri Casey (Author) "WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, MY IMAGE FOR my life resembled the roles that Katharine Hepburn played-women of high independence who lived life for themselves,..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing (Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 188522382X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1885223821
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 154,650 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"This is an important, fascinating, and brave book. Women have been told how they must have children to be happy. Now here comes a book that shows how happy women can be "without" children. All of the women profiled are innovators, thinkers, risktakers who have listened hard to hear their own voice through the cultural din and not followed convention for convention's sake. Each tells us that there are many ways to make the journey of life worthwhile."

-- Pepper Schwartz, author of "Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works"

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A collection of first person interviews with 25 women talking in the middle of a baby boom about the positive outcomes of choosing not to have children. These women love their non-traditional lives and it shows in the stories they tell.

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WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, MY IMAGE FOR my life resembled the roles that Katharine Hepburn played-women of high independence who lived life for themselves, not through other people. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but somewhat monotonous, 14 Jul 1999
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Important subject matter but I have to agree with the reader from Olympia. There is something lacking in the book. For all the talk of how diverse the book is, after I have read the whole thing I cannot remember any of the women as individuals. They are quite alike--educated, lives with a partner, loves children and does charity work up the wazoo. It got quite boring after awhile. I would have liked to read about single women who do not care for children at all and eschew charity work. Don't tell me they don't exist.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Important News -- Womanhood Need Not Equal Motherhood, 17 Jun 1999
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Terri Casey courageously breaks with the unconscious assumption that all women want and need children to be happy. With 6 billion people on the planet we are not in any need for that number to grow. When will we face into the truth that many women aren't good mothers, don't like children and even abuse and murder those they thought they had to have in order to be "women." Being childless by choice has to become as respectble as having a child. The real-life stories in this book convey a new level of consciousness about women's lives without children that deserves serious attention. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the welfare of society and the freedom of choice. Our children depend on our wisdom. Childless by choice is a pro-child message. Read "Pride and Joy!"
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3.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, interesting, and well-written but a little bland, 30 May 1999
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Terri Casey's subject matter is important and should help provide support and affirmation to women who have chosen to remain childfree. Still, after randomly reading about half of the stories, I found myself uninterested in the remainder and overall, a little disappointed in the book as a whole. It lacks something - I'm not quite sure what.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, insightful, thoughtfully done
I am a 40+ year old woman who, after several years of "discussion" with myself have decided to be childless. This book was very validating and comforting. Read more
Published on 5 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Voices we need to hear.
If you listen to conventional "wisdom" about women's roles in life, you would believe several sweeping generalizations, such as

* childless women are not quite... Read more

Published on 21 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A diverse unfolding of everyday stories we silently question
Strong voices which echo our own sometimes unspoken thoughts can hold great appeal. Ms. Casey's 'Pride & Joy' does that in double time. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The stories were wonderful and very inspiring!
I was so moved by this book, that I had called the author as soon as I finished,(I live in the same area).. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing and enlightening book.
I found Pride and Joy a welcome oasis in the desert of mainstream thought reguarding parenthood. Terri Casey pulls down the facade of conventional wisedom to reveal another point... Read more
Published on 12 Dec 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring book for childfree women
I've read a number of books on the childfree lifestyle and this is one of the better (and more recent) offerings. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful tool for those trying to decide if they want kids.
I suppose I'm biased because I'm one of the women interviewed in the book and have met about half of the women. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1998

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