The Big Lie: Motherhood, Feminism, and the Reality of the Biological Clock

by Tanya Selvaratnam

Book Overview

Biology does not bend to feminist ideals and science does not work miracles. That is the message of this eye-opening discussion of the consequences of delayed motherhood. Part personal account, part manifesto, Selvaratnam recounts her emotional journey through multiple miscarriages after the age of 37. Her doctor told her she still "had time," but Selvaratnam found little reliable and often conflicting information about a mature woman's biological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616148454
• ISBN13: 9781616148454
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"