I have the opportunity to give 2 copies of Caitlin Flanagan’s book Girl Land to a couple of my lucky readers! I’ll be doing a review shortly and would love to hear what my winners think! Here is a bit about the book and the author.
Caitlin Flanagan’s essays about marriage, sex, and families have sparked national debates. Now she turns her attention to girls: the biological and cultural milestones for girls today, and how they shape a girl’s sense of herself.
The transition from girl to woman is an experience that has changed radically over the generations: everything from how a girl learns about her period to how she expects to be treated by boys and men. Girls today observe these passages very differently, and yet the landmarks themselves have remained remarkably constant-proof, Flanagan believes, of their significance. In a world where protections of girls’ privacy and personal freedom seem to disappear every day, the ultimate challenge modern parents face is finding a way to defend both.
Caitlin Flanagan’s GIRL LAND is perfect for moms revisiting their childhoods and moms whose daughters have or will experience the same life stages, recounted in Flanagan’s frank, provocative, and undeniably womanist voice.
Caitlin Flanagan is a former high school teacher who became a writer; she has been on staff at The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and the Wall Street Journal. A winner of the National Magazine Award, she has also written for Time, O, The Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Her work has been widely anthologized in, among other publications, The Best American Essays and The Best American Magazine Writingseries. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.
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LaTanya says
I want it!
Kathy S says
Would love to read this book!
Stephanie F says
Would Love to read this! Sounds right up my alley with my continuous efferts in empowering my girls!
Marci says
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Jamie says
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Jenn says
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April G says
I have a daughter and I would love to win this!
andrea amy says
I always love discovering new authors. I want it!
Cathy M says
I would love it. As a mom with 2 daughters, this sounds interesting
Anita Yancey says
I want it! Thanks for having the giveaway.
kitblu says
I have no young women or girls in my life. Reading these essays would provide some idea of their lives.
Nancy says
I’d like to read this!
Barbara Blanton says
I have a tween daughter and think this might help me help her go through the difficult period of puberty 🙂
Tina Anthony says
I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT IT:)
colleen says
thanks for the chance to win this!
Claire says
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Jenn says
Love this book concept would be so thrilled to read these stories since I have two girls and feel like hormones are setting in some on my oldest…CAN THIS BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was just a BABY!!!
Sally S. says
Looks like a great read!