The New Old Maid

Author : Maureen Paraventi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 193779346X

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The New Old Maid by Maureen Paraventi Pdf

Maureen Paraventi reveals the changing life as a single women. Ranging from living single by choice to the loss of negative terms around single women. The women featured in The New Old Maid tell their stories with unflinching honesty and wry self-awareness, whether they¿re discussing unhappy childhoods, men who didn¿t measure up, or the fun and frustrations that come with being independent.In addition to sharing the stories of real-life women, The New Old Maid takes a look at how depictions of fictional old maids in books, movies, stage plays and TV shows have evolved over time ¿ and explains why such portrayals matter.The New Old Maid speaks to a topic that¿s trending and a demographic that¿s growing. The percentage of never-married women in the U.S. has been on the rise for decades, with more women identifying as single and eager to discuss what that means, especially in blogs.Maureen Paraventi is a journalist, novelist and award-winning playwright whose works include Palm Tree Pipe Dreams and The Bucket List of Booze Club. She is also an actor and singer who performers with McLaughlin¿s Alley, a Detroit pop/rock/Irish band.

Author : Hannah August
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780908321384

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No Country for Old Maids? by Hannah August Pdf

'Hannah August's intelligent and humane study illuminates, sometimes uncomfortably, the ways in which our demographics are changing and our attitudes are not. This is public intellection that is curious, rigorous, and highly relevant to our time.' Eleanor Catton In 2013, there were over 66,000 more women between the ages of 25-49 living in New Zealand than there were men. This so-called ‘man drought’ is a hot topic for journalists and academics alike, who comment on how the situation might affect New Zealand women’s chances of finding love. Yet they rarely stop to ask women their own opinions on the matter. In this BWB Text, Hannah August does just that, integrating interview material, statistics and cultural commentary in order to demonstrate why we need to talk differently about the ‘man drought’.

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338072214

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The Old Maid (The 'Fifties) by Edith Wharton Pdf

"The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)" by Edith Wharton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Terri Thayer
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780738720326

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Old Maid's Puzzle by Terri Thayer Pdf

Thirty-year-old techie Dewey Pellicano is trying to make a go of Quilter Paradiso, the quilt shop she inherited from her mother. But she's facing a patchwork of problems—fierce competition, an uncooperative employee (who also happens to be Dewey's sister-in-law) and, oh yes, a dead body in the alley. Dewey pins her hopes on the store's huge 20th anniversary sale and appearance on national television. With the help of her smolderingly hot detective boyfriend Buster Healy, can Dewey save her shop and find the killer? Praise for Terri Thayer's Wild Goose Chase "Cutting-edge drama deftly sliced to reveal the sass beneath the surface of the quilting business." —Margaret Miller, author of AnglePlay Blocks "Put down your piecework, brew yourself a cup o'Joe, fill up a snack bowl, and laze around the yard this spring with this amusing quilt-themed mystery."—Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home Magazine

Author : William Hayley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1793
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z185416800

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A Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids. The 3. Ed by William Hayley Pdf

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788728127292

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The Old Maid by Edith Wharton Pdf

Classic Edith Wharton, ‘The Old Maid’ was first published as a serial in ‘The Red Book Magazine.’ Through this heart-rending and haunting tale, Wharton takes aim at the notions of conformity and delivers a scathing judgement on the conventions of life in the early 20th Century. In the story, the unmarried and prudish Charlotte Lovell gives up her baby daughter, Tina, to her married cousin, Delia. As time goes by and Tina grows, the two women must decide which of them is the ‘real’ mother and whether Tina should ever know the truth of her past. A searing and melancholic story from the pen of one of America’s greatest novelists. Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America’s most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.

Author : William Hayley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1786
Category : Celibacy
ISBN : UCD:31175035188146

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A Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids by William Hayley Pdf

Author : Peter Gaskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019481906

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Old Maids. Their Varieties, Characters and Conditions by Peter Gaskill Pdf

Author : Israel Zangwill,J. A. Hammerton
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528790062

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The Old Maids' Club by Israel Zangwill,J. A. Hammerton Pdf

“The Old Maids' Club” is a 1892 novel by British author Israel Zangwill (1864–1926). Wonderfully illustrated throughout and not to be missed by fans and collectors of Zangwill's work. Zangwill was a leading figure in cultural Zionism during the 19th century, as well as close friend of father of modern political Zionism, Theodor Herzl. In later life, he renounced the seeking of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Other notable works by this author include: “Dreamers of the Ghetto” (1898), “Ghetto Tragedies” (1899), and “Ghetto Comedies” (1907). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “English Humourists of To-Day” by J. A. Hammerton.

Author : Wendy Boccuzzi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1572813083

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Go Fish by Wendy Boccuzzi Pdf

Author : Margaret Atwood
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771008795

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Pdf

An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’s persistent memories of life in the “time before” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.

Author : Barry Rigal
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781118054765

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Card Games For Dummies by Barry Rigal Pdf

Card games offer loads of fun and one of the best socializing experiences out there. But picking up winning card strategies is a bit of a challenge, and though your buddies may think that picking up the rules of the game is easy, winning is a totally different story. With Card Games For Dummies, Second Edition, you’ll not only be able to play the hottest card games around, you can also apply game-winning strategies and tips to have fun and beat your opponents. Now updated, this hands-on guide shows you everything you need to know—the basics, the tricks, and the techniques—to become a master card player, with expanded coverage on poker as well as online gaming and tournaments. Soon you will have the card-playing power to: Pin down your opponents in Texas Hold’em Show off your power in Stud Poker Hit wisely in Blackjack Break hearts ruthlessly in Hearts Mix up the night with Gin and Rummy Build yourself a victory in Bridge Send them fishing in Go Fish This straightforward, no-nonsense guide features great ways to improve your game and have more fun, as well as a list of places to find out more about your favorite game. It also profiles different variations of each game, making you a player for all seasons!

Author : Chick Springs Publishing,Steve Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0971252149

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The Old Maids' Club by Chick Springs Publishing,Steve Brown Pdf

With the tragic death of her family in 1915, Allison McKelvey was sent to live with three old maids. Not just any old maids, but women who were members of the Old Maids' Club, in which membership was mandatory, not voluntary. Mandatory because each of the three women, fifty years earlier, had stood on a balcony and waved her handkerchief as her beau rode off to fight the invading Yankees. None of their young men returned. Neither did their brothers, cousins, uncles, or fathers. Others returned maimed and crippled, broken in both body and spirit, unable to assist in rebuilding the South. And into this club came young Allison McKelvey, an orphan with her whole life before her. Some changes were about to be made in the Old Maids' Club.

Author : Catherine Gayle
Publisher : Second Wind Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781938101045

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Wallflower by Catherine Gayle Pdf

The choice between adhering to a long-held pact and finally accepting love could prove Lady Tabitha Shelton's unhinging. She is plump, plain, pleasant . . . and thoroughly unappealing to any of the men of the ton-apart from fortune hunters. A self-appointed wallflower, she has every intention of remaining one. Tabitha made a vow of spinsterhood with her cousins when they were girls, and she refuses to go back on her word. So far, she's proven herself quite adept at warding off the blasted fortune hunters' pursuits. Noah deLancie, Marquess of Devonport, would prefer to marry for love and companionship-he's a gentleman through and through-but circumstances have forced his hand: he needs money as badly as he needs a bride. When Noah's brother-in-law suggests pursuit of his sister, Tabitha, a woman with a dowry large enough to cause even Croesus to blush and who is tantalizingly good company to boot, Noah stumbles into the future he hopes to secure. He'll stop at nothing to convince Tabitha to marry him. Nothing, that is, except perhaps the barrel of a dueling pistol, held to his face by his ladylove.

Author : Frances Brooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1764
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081666657

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The Old Maid by Frances Brooke Pdf