The ten year nap book

The first edition of the novel was published in 2008, and was written by meg wolitzer. From the bestselling author of the wife and the position, a feverishly smart novel about female ambition, money, class, motherhood, and marriageand what happens in one community when a group of educated women chooses not to work. In the ten year nap, wolitzer really demonstrates what a versitile author she is. For a group of four new york friends, the past decade has been largely defined by marriage and motherhood. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. I read for 200 pages hoping for something interesting to happen, then gave up. I thought it would be harsh towards stayathome moms, as the title the ten year nap has a negative connotation. The tenyear nap meg wolitzer, 2009 penguin group usa 400 pp. After 10 years of roundtheclock parenting, theyre starting to wake up to life beyond the school gate. Download from the new york timesbestselling author of the ten year nap, a funny, provocative, revealing novel about female desire. As in earlier novels like the wife and this is your life, meg wolitzer presents a taxonomy of the subspecies known as the urban female.

Her protagonists feel real and sympathetic, flawed and compelling. The new york times bestselling novel by the author of the interestings and the female persuasion that woke up critics, book clubs, and women everywhere. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are. My life in twentythree yoga poses, my hollywood media outlets are full of stories about whether women can have it all.

I thought it would be harsh towards stayathome moms, as the title the tenyear nap has a negative connotation. Many readers criticize the tenyear nap for featuring privileged characters, but that was the only way wolizter could tell the story she set out to tell. Perhaps i was drawn to this book because the main character and i share the same profession, but her portrayal of a bevy of stayathome moms seems spot on to me. Wolizter eases you into the tenyear nap slowly but artfully before introducing her protagonist, amy lamb. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Mar 27, 2008 listen to ten year nap audiobook by meg wolitzer. The tenyear nap and millions of other books are available for instant. May 11, 2008 the central question of the tenyear nap what is the proper role for a postindustrial, postsecondwaveoffeminism woman at midlife. When the elliptical new drama teacher at stellar plains high school chooses for the school play lysistrata the comedy by aristophanes in which women stop having sex with men in order to end a wara strange spell seems to be cast over the school. The tenyear nap by wolitzer, meg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The ten year nap by wolitzer, meg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

Selfdoubt and regret permeate their lives as they find their children halfgrown and their own potential in limbo. Women who have leaned out of their careers, all to raise their children and band together. In the ten year nap, a novel by meg wolitzer, four welleducated new york. Lavishly educated and ruefully selfaware, the women in the tenyear nap are never quite at the top of their game, time and success having. My youngest child is ten years old and my wife has been a stayathome mom.

For a group of four new york friends the past decade has been defined. Free download or read online the ten year nap pdf epub book. Educated and reared to believe that they would conquer the world, they then left prestigious jobs to stay home with their babies. She works as an instructor in the mfa program at stony brook southampton. What was meant to be a temporary leave of absence has lasted a decade. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The ten year nap is a satisfying read aside from these issues. The ten year nap meg wolitzer, author, alyssa bresnahan, narrated by, read by alyssa bresnahan. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 351 pages and is available in hardcover format.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the tenyear nap. Selfdoubt and regret permeate their lives as they find their children half. Stayathome mama drama in meg wolitzers new novel, a group of smart, successful women choose fulltime motherhood over promising professional careers. But your book club is guaranteed a lively discussion once you get past the basic story lines. The position one of the best and most human books ive read all year erica. Meg wolitzers the tenyear nap focuses on four women who dropped out of the labor force to become fulltime mothers. The tenyear nap book charlotte mecklenburg library. Wolitzer was born in brooklyn and raised in syosset, new york, the daughter of novelist hilma wolitzer nee. The ten year nap, by meg wolitzer in her novel the ten year nap, author meg wolitzer examines the lives of a handful of women living in new york who left promising careers to be full time mothers. Written in meg wolitzers inimitable, glittering style, the tenyear nap is wickedly observant, knowing, provocative, surprising, and always entertaining, as it explores the lives of its women with candor, wit, and generosity. Meg wolitzer what happens in one community when a group of educated women chooses not to work. Wolitzer was born in brooklyn and raised in syosset, new york, the daughter of.

Summary for a group of four new york friends, the past decade has been defined largely by marriage and motherhoodbut it wasnt always that way. After ten years of being a stayathome mom, amy doesnt know what to do with herself. We meet former trustsandestates lawyer amy lamb and her three closest friends, as they consider their lives before and after the birth of their children, and the possibility of returning to work. Pdf the tenyear nap book by meg wolitzer free download. From the bestselling author of the wife and the position, a fev.

I owned this book for a long time before i read it. So, when the ten year nap came out, it seemed like a must read. Buy a cheap copy of the tenyear nap book by meg wolitzer. The new york times bestselling novel by the author of the interestings and the female persuasion that woke up critics, book clubs. My youngest child is tenyears old and my wife has been a. Despite a few unsuccessful but very short tangents, the tenyear nap is an intelligent book. I want to recommend wolitzers the ten year nap, written in 2008, but maybe even better for us today. Ten years pass and each of them takes stock of her life and wonders if she made the right decision. I have been a stayathome mom for 11 years, but i have recently been hired for a full time postion, so i thought maybe it was time to read the book. Now, at age 40, with the halcyon days of young motherhood behind. Despite a few unsuccessful but very short tangents, the ten year nap is an intelligent book.

In the tenyear nap, a novel by meg wolitzer, four welleducated new york moms have all shelved their careers, at least temporarily, to stay home with their children. I had previously read the wife and thought it was very well written so i expected more than this book delivered. For a group of four new york friends the past decade has been defined largely by marriage and motherhood, but it wasnt always that way. Ten years after leaving highpower jobs to raise their children, four new york friends. The ten year nap refers to a period of time for many women who stop working in order to raise a family. The new york times bestselling novel that woke up critics, book clubs, and women everywhere. Four friends are forced to confront the choices theyve made in opting out of their careersuntil a series of. For a group of four new york friends the past decade has been defined largely by marriage and motherhood, but it. I am also raising a houseful of five little book lovers addicts. Free download or read online the tenyear nap pdf epub book. There is something to be said for picking up a book that was written a decade ago and finding that the writing feels as fresh as if it were written today. Lavishly educated and ruefully selfaware, the women in. The tenyear nap is a kind criticism of the optout generation, and the only women who wereare able to opt out are privileged women.

Lavishly educated and ruefully selfaware, the women in the tenyear nap are never quite at the top of their game, time and success having passed them bybecause of their gender, weak ambition, middling talent or some combination thereof. Her son doesnt need her anymore, but she has little desire to go back to work as a lawyer. The tenyear nap by meg wolitzer book club discussion. At that ten year mark many women question their worth and their role in the world since they have some free time now that their children are growing up. Meg wolitzerss newest book, the interestings, is now available from riverhead books. C 14 and up mild language and sexual reference meg wolitzer takes a realistic look at the lives and thoughts of s.

I have been a stayathome mom for 11 years, but i have recently been hired for a full time postion, so i. Meg wolitzer born may 28, 1959 is an american novelist, known for the wife, the tenyear nap, the uncoupling, the interestings, and the female persuasion. The title refers to the fact that women spend an average of 11 years out of the workforce while raising their childrenthe women of this book are facing their childrens 10th year, and are confronting where they have been and where they are going after having been out of the world. Buy a cheap copy of the ten year nap book by meg wolitzer. Mar 27, 2008 the tenyear nap ebook written by meg wolitzer. From the bestselling author of the wife and the position, a feverishly smart novel about female ambition, money, class, motherhood, and marriage and what happens in one community when a group of educated women chooses not to work. The central question of the tenyear nap what is the proper role for a postindustrial, postsecondwaveoffeminism woman at midlife.

Stayathome mama drama in meg wolitzers new novel, a group of smart, successful women choose fulltime motherhood over promising professional careers and come to terms. In the tenyear nap, wolitzer really demonstrates what a versitile author she is. Written in meg wolitzers inimitable, glittering style, the ten year nap is wickedly observant, knowing, provocative, surprising, and always entertaining, as it explores the lives of its women with candor, wit, and generosity. Wolitzers detailed writing is crisp and lovely although it does suffer a touch as the novel goes on and the characters are fleshed out, and her pacing is fantastic. Wolitzer has structured her book so the presentday.