'Women of the world, listen here: Drop whatever you're doing and read Kate Bolick's marvellous meditation on what it means to be female at the dawn of the 21st century' Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year 'Whom to marry, and when will it happen - these two questions define every woman's existence'So begins Spinster, a revelatory look at the pleasures, problems and possibilities of living independently in the 21st century, reconsidering what it means - what it could mean - for women to 'have it all'.'Unmarried, married or otherwise, read this book. It is a master class in self-worth and making your own adventures' The Pool 'Bolick's style is a treat . . . A likeable, eye-opening book about a subject that concerns growing numbers of single women' The Times'A much-needed facelift for spinsterhood' The Lady'I wish I could give this book to my thirty-year-old self; she would have taken heart and inspiration from Bolick's bold and intelligent self' Rebecca Mead, author of My Life in Middlemarchwww.katebolick.com@katebolick#spinsterISBN: 9781472152077Category: non-fictionFSC logoEbook logo

Unmarried, married or otherwise, read this book. It is a master class in self-worth and making your own adventures. - The PoolBolick's style is a treat . . . A likeable, eye-opening book about a subject that concerns growing numbers of single women - The TimesBeautiful, precise and lyrical. - ElleA clear vision not just for single women, but for all women: to disregard the reigning views of how women should live, to know their own hearts and to carve out a little space for their dreams. - New York TimesBolick links her own experiences into the world of literature very well, whether it's Louisa May Alcott or Mary Oliver: 'Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?' - The Bookseller