| Author: | Judith Elaine Cowan | ISBN: | 9781910100530 |
| Publisher: | EBooks by Design | Publication: | October 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Judith Elaine Cowan |
| ISBN: | 9781910100530 |
| Publisher: | EBooks by Design |
| Publication: | October 12, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In a darker view of the free-wheeling 1960s, a young woman is forced to flee a violent and dangerous boyfriend. Setting out to look for a job, she finds work as a dicta-typist at the CBC. As she drifts into Toronto’s hippie counterculture, hoping one day to write, the notion of a career is still a long way from her thoughts. Instead, as she attracts a series of men, she is taken aback to find herself being swept into the battle of the sexes. And arguing in bars, she comes to realize that the struggle to survive means more than just not being murdered; it also means having to fight to be valued for herself. Some male readers have claimed to be shocked by this tale – one of them refused to translate it into French - but to many women the story will come as no surprise.
In a darker view of the free-wheeling 1960s, a young woman is forced to flee a violent and dangerous boyfriend. Setting out to look for a job, she finds work as a dicta-typist at the CBC. As she drifts into Toronto’s hippie counterculture, hoping one day to write, the notion of a career is still a long way from her thoughts. Instead, as she attracts a series of men, she is taken aback to find herself being swept into the battle of the sexes. And arguing in bars, she comes to realize that the struggle to survive means more than just not being murdered; it also means having to fight to be valued for herself. Some male readers have claimed to be shocked by this tale – one of them refused to translate it into French - but to many women the story will come as no surprise.
