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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 306.874 EAN: 9780380796045 ISBN: 038079604X Label: Harper Paperbacks Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: March 01, 1999 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Release Date: March 01, 1999 Studio: Harper Paperbacks Editorial Review: Product Description: Becoming a stepmother is a life-altering event in any woman's life. The issues are extraordinarily complex and women are overwhelmingly unprepared. Yet concerns usually focus on the effect remarriage has on the children. The Enlightened Stepmother approaches the subject from a totally new perspective -- that of the stepmother. Based on information -- sometimes controversial -- from stepmoms of all ages, occupations and lifestyles, who know from experience what works, what doesn't and why -- Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Get this Book -- Excellent!This is the best book about becoming a stepmother. I wish that I had it when I initially became one. It provides a great deal of clarity for the role and many helpful techniques to navigate a difficult path. Have your husband read it as well -- it will be a value resource for you both. Rating: - Straightforward and No-NonsenseThis is a book that gets right to the point and doesn't waste my time throwing fakey "hugs and support" icons my way. It treats me as an independent and highly competent adult. The facts are there, the likelihoods, probabilities and tendencies and indications are all spelled out as well. It was well-written and researched and held my attention. This book may have saved my marriage (time will tell.) The plain-spoken-ness of the text informed me and my husband more concisely than the $250/hr ... Read More Rating:  - Helpful Info, Truthiness in this bookI ordered this book based off of all the positive reviews it included. While I did find some helpful tips, this was a difficult book to read. It was very matter of fact and a bit doom and gloom. The book seemed to focus on you having an "out" for your marriage too. It was a very tough read. It is also more helpful for those that have been married previously and have children from a previous marriage. Rating: - MUST read BEFORE you marry into a family with children!!For my situation, this did not apply until about the third to the last page. Until I got to that page of pertinence, I thought, "I wish I would have read this book several years ago." This is a good combination of common sense, good advice and interesting introspect. Some hard to hear but astute lessons are here. Reading this before marriage would have saved me a lot of headache and heartache. Simple, straightforward and easily applicable. The sample group of women that the author ... Read More Rating: - got scaredI was once engaged to a wonderful divorced man with a child until I panicked and called off the wedding. I really miss him and was hoping to find courage in taking on the stepmother role. But I cannot agree more with Ms. Dowdall's review below that this book is packed with information but is depressing. Reading it, I felt that perhaps I had been lucky to get out of the relationship in time. If I am judging solely the information contained in the book, I would give it 4 stars, but for the negative emotional impact, ... Read More |
