The Woman Alone.

by Patricia O'Brien

Book Overview

This classic book is a detailed case study of a woman, otherwise intelligent and apparently sane, who was convinced that she had internally a full set of functioning male sex organs. Dr. Robert... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812962400
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Times Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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It is a gratifying experience to read a review as positive as Mr. O'Connor's a full 25 years after I wrote "The Woman Alone." I'm touched and pleased that it still speaks to people so long after the events in my life that produced it. What more can a writer ask?

The definitive classic work on the subject of women alone.

The author's definition encompasses not only women living by themselves, but those psycologically dependent on husbands and alone inside a marriage, along with many other situations. She (the author) mixes her own experiences with experiences of women she interviews. She successfully creates a beautiful reference for women and men coping with how to make decisions under many circumstances. You so much admire how she moved from a 1950's dependent housewife to a strong person, able to cope with the many obstacles anyone can face in finding an identity. This book is one of the finest works I have ever read on any subject.