A funny, tough-minded case for being and having an only child,
debunking the myths about only children and taking glory in the
pleasures of singletons: "A swift and absorbing read...may change
your mind and the national conversation" ("Psychology Today").
Journalist Lauren Sandler is an only child and the mother of one.
After investigating what only children are really like and whether
stopping at one child is an answer to reconciling motherhood and
modernity, she learned a lot about herself--and a lot about our
culture's assumptions. In this heartfelt work, Sandler legitimizes
a discussion about the larger societal costs of having more than
one, which Jessica Grose in her review in "The New Republic "calls,
"the vital part of the conversation that's not being discussed in
the chatter" surrounding parenting. " "
""Between the recession, the stresses of modern life, and the
ecological dangers ahead, there are increasing pressures on parents
to think seriously about singletons. Sandler considers the unique
ways that singletons thrive, and why so many of their families are
happier. "One and Only" examines these ideas, including what the
rise of the single-child family means for our economies, our
environment, and our freedom, leaving the reader "informed and
sympathetic," writes Nora Krug in the "Washington Post."
Through this journey, "Sandler delves deeply, thoughtfully, and
often humorously into history, culture, politics, religion, race,
economics, and of course, scientific research" writes Lori
Gottlieb, "The New York Times Book Review." "I couldn't put it
down," says Randi Hutter Epstein in the "Huffington Post." Sandler
"isn't proselytizing, she's just stating it like it is. Seductively
honest." At the end, Sandler has quite possibly cracked the code of
happiness, demonstrating that having just one may be the way to
resolve our countless struggles with adulthood in the modern age.
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