Becoming a mother is filled with the extremes of emotion --the highest highs and the lowest lows. But women are often reluctant to talk honestly about the experience for fear they'll be seen as bad mothers. With wit and candor, The Mask of Motherhood takes on the myths and the misinformation, helping women to prepare and deal with the depth of feeling that comes with the experience and perhaps most important, it lets them know that many, if not most, new mothers are feeling the same way.Susan Maushart, sociologist and mother of three, explores how motherhood affects our marriages and friendships, our relationships with parents, our sex lives, and our self-esteem. In The Mask of Motherhood, mothers will find the comfort and reassurance they are looking for, and confirmation that, indeed, motherhood is the toughest job in the world, but can also be the most rewarding.
- ISBN10 0863584063
- ISBN13 9780863584060
- Publish Date 31 May 1999 (first published 1 January 1999)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Rivers Oram Press
- Imprint Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English