| A Woman's Odyssey: Journals, 1976-1992 Contributor(s): Aaker, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0929398742 ISBN-13: 9780929398747 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1994 Annotation: Politics and passion are spiked with humor and searching in this compelling tale of a modern woman's journey to mid-life. From shooting deer in Texas to shooting pictures in the Himalayas, from boyfriends to babies, from hitchhiking alone in Guatemala to traveling with the Clintons on the pre-election Texas bus tour, Aaker observes and analyses her world with unexpected candor and insight. Although the specific details are only one woman's experiences, the narrative chronicles the win/loss cycles faced by any woman who chooses to have both career and family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 94016038 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.32" W x 9.32" (1.45 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A hippie antiwar protester turned antitrust lawyer tells of coming of age in the 80s. Politics and passion are spiked with humor and searching in this compelling tale of a modern woman's journey to life's middle years. From shooting deer in Texas to shooting pictures in the Himalayas, from enduring the dating scene to becoming a mother, from hitch-hiking alone in Guatemala to traveling with Bill and Hillary Clinton on the pre-election Texas bus trip, Aaker's world is real and deeply honest. Although the specific details are only one woman's experiences, this book is, in a sense, the story of every woman who came of age at the start of the women's movement in the 70s. It chronicles the win/loss cycles faced by any woman who chooses to have both career and family. Entry from 1978: When I read of pollution and inflation and Rhodesia and Nicaragua, chills runs down my body and I'm scared, thinking of the world to come, my own financial insecurity, and whether I really want to bring a child into this world. What will happen to me if I don't become more responsible? It's all fine to be a young "hippie-type" bureaucrat/lawyer. But will that be enough at fifty, and with the responsibility for another human being? Not giant worries, but sobering thoughts in the midst of my life-for-the-moment world. |