The Panic Years
by Nell Frizzell (Bantam Press, $35)
British journalist Nell Frizzell is putting a name to that awkward period in a woman’s life, when she thinks she might like to have a baby – but doesn’t know when, how, why or with whom. The Panic Years is a disarmingly honest and humorous account of Nell’s own “flux”, while examining the inequality women still face in society and in the workforce and healthcare. Really, this book is for anyone who’s heard the ticking of their biological clock or rolled their eyes at a baby shower. JBG
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