Perfect Madness

Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

Judith Warner

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Vermilion London
01 May 2006

Health & Self-Help; Child care & upbringing

A good, hard look at the world of modern motherhood

Manic cake-baking at midnight. After-school activities and young social lives that require dedicated and complex organisation. Mother-of-the-birthday-boy meltdowns.

No Sex. No Nights out. No Sleep. Ever.

What's wrong with this picture? That's the question Judith Warner asked herself after taking a good, hard look at the world of modern motherhood, at anxious women at work and in bed with unhappy husbands.

By moving personally between the worlds of stay-at-home and working motherhood, interviewing numerous women and reading and seeing what our popular culture and politicians had to offer on the subject of motherhood in our time, Warner comes to a stark conclusion- that what is now happening in the culture of motherhood is nothing less that perfect madness.

Written in a lively, accessible and often amusing tone, this is a book that all mothers will be able to relate to.

By: Judith Warner
Imprint: Vermilion London
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9780091907167
ISBN 10: 0091907160
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Judith Warner is the author of a range of non-fiction books including the bestselling Hillary Clinton: The Inside Story. A former special correspondent for Newsweek in Paris, she now lives with her husband and their two daughters in Washington DC.

Reviews for Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

"""Has got not only mothers talking, but fathers too' Helena De Bertodano"" The Times ""her brilliantly argued theories on the state of motherhood today could well be the catalyst for a well-needed mummy (or mommy) backlash"" Daily Telegraph ""A book that has caused a stir in the US and looks set to upset a few people in Britain as well."" Saturday Telegraph"