The Last Single Woman in America
Publisher: Dutton Adult; Dutton
Published: January 31, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780525950523
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; Women; Literary Collections / Essays; Biography; Man-woman relationships; Single women; United States
Description: "Labeled a memoir, this is really a collection of essays born from adversity. Guidry struggles to redefine herself while making the transition from film executive to unemployed Hollywood individual, and she continually encounters resistance in a landscape where being single is considered by many as being incomplete. But these are only some of the conflicts Guidry examines. No one is safe from her pen; the state of her parents' marriage comes under fire, and her neighbors, her ex-boyfriends, and even she herself are all targets. (She's careful to begin the book with a disclaimer stating that while these stories are emotionally true, some facts have been altered for effect.) The end product succeeds: Guidry does not take herself too seriously, and she has a sharp eye for comic detail. Although her observations about sex, gender relations, and the world today are pointed, for the most part, she handles her characters with gentleness. A fresh and funny first book that would make a good purchase for any popular collection."--Audrey Snowden, Library Journal.