Spinster: Making A Life Of One's Own

"Bolick’s voice crackles with wit, sharp criticism, and breathtaking metaphors as she makes an enticing case for spinsterhood."  -  Entertainment Weekly

Using her own experiences as a starting point, journalist and cultural critic Kate Bolick invites us into her carefully considered, passionately lived life, weaving together the past and present to examine why­ she - along with over 100 million American women, whose ranks keep growing - remains unmarried. This unprecedented demographic shift, Bolick explains, is the logical outcome of hundreds of years of change that has neither been fully understood nor appreciated. 

"[Spinster] can be unnerving and downright inspired. Like many engrossing books, Spinster is first and foremost a product of the author’s long-term obsession: to reject the conventional female trajectory for something that feels a little more expansive and full of promise...."  -  Heather Havrilesky, The New York Times Book Review

Spinster introduces a cast of pioneering women from the last century whose genius, tenacity, and flair for drama have emboldened Bolick to fashion her life on her own terms. By animating their unconventional ideas and choices, Bolick shows us that contemporary debates about settling down and having it all, are timeless — the crucible upon which all thoughtful women have tried for centuries to forge a good life.