The Single Woman and the Fairytale Prince

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4049-5

Hardcover

200 pages

October 2008, Polity

Other Available Formats: Paperback

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A highly original book about one of the key social changes of our time: the growing numbers of people - in particular, the growing numbers of women - who are living on their own.
Explores the tension between the desire of many woman to lead independent, professional lives, on the one hand, and their longing for a meaningful and fulfilling relationship with Mr Right - the ‘fairytale prince’ - on the other.
Ties in with the kinds of themes addressed by television and popular culture - e.g. Sex and the City, Bridget Jones, etc.
Includes up-to-date analysis of internet dating and ‘mail-order brides’.
A beautifully written and very accessible book about the changing nature of personal life today, written by one of the leading sociologists in France.