One Big Happy Family bookcover

One Big Happy Family

18 Writers Talk About Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Polyamory, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love
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Description

More important and timely than ever--a collection of illuminating essays on the shifting definition of the modern American family.

Edited by bestselling writer Rebecca Walker, this fascinating exploration of today's American family features essays by prominent voices such as Z.Z. Packer, Dan Savage, Min Jin Lee, Asha Bandele, Neal Pollack, and others, on subjects such as open marriages, polyamory, single motherhood, parenting a disabled child, home schooling, and more. An unabashed celebration of love in all its diversity and complexity, One Big Happy Family offers a multitude of engaging pictures of modern American families.

Product Details

PublisherRiverhead Books
Publish DateFebruary 02, 2010
Pages288
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781594484377
Dimensions8.0 X 5.1 X 0.8 inches | 0.5 pounds

About the Author

Rebecca Walker has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and activism. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and publications; in addition to the international bestseller Black, White, and Jewish, her anthology To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism has become a standard text in gender studies courses around the world. A popular speaker at universities and in business settings, Walker teaches the art of memoir at workshops and writing conferences internationally.

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