La fedeltà ha lo stesso significato per tutti? Perché alcune persone tradiscono e altre no? Attraverso testimonianze narrate da chi ha tradito e da chi ha subito un tradimento, Kate Figes affronta le domande fondamentali sull'amore e sulla vita di coppia, esamina la monogamia e ciò che essa rappresenta, e offre illuminanti soluzioni per gestire l'infedeltà sessuale e ritrovare la serenità. Superando tabù e censure, Amore, fedeltà, bugie e tradimento va dritto al punto e risponde a tutte le...

Coming up to her sixtieth birthday, Kate Figes found herself turning to the larger questions of family, love and life's meaning. It is like this author to examine different stages in writing, and her books - from new motherhood and adolescence to coupledom and infidelity - testify to this way of understanding herself and others: so naturally she turned to writing to explore the challenges of becoming sixty. And then - a horrible, and sudden diagnosis of breast cancer which had metastasised...

Forget about the baby for just one minute; what about you?New motherhood changes everything. Few women are prepared for the radical shifts in identity, emotional intensity and relations with friends, family and the father of their child. In this fully revised and updated edition of the classic book that first bust the conspiracy of silence surrounding the upheaval of new motherhood, Kate Figes draws on medical and historical research, the invention of 'good' motherhood as well as p...

By the author known and respected for her acclaimed books on relationships.Most of us manage to be monogamous, most of the time, but who cannot imagine themselves committing the 'crime' of adultery? Does being 'faithful' mean the same to everyone? Why DO people have affairs?Using real life testimony alongside the most current research, Our Cheating Hearts looks at the big questions around love and commitment. It lifts taboos, asks the tough questions and shows how ...

Why do women excel at bitching? And are there ways to do it well?In this unique and entertaining book, Kate Figes explores girltalk, the way bitching erupts amongst teenage girls, the tenacity of female stereotypes as well as essential guidance on being the best kind of bitch - strong and self-assured rather than the bitch that needs to put other women down to feel stronger. Packed with witty anecdote, etiquette, interviews and contributions from strong bitches such as Kathy Lette, ...

These days, many of us enjoy unrivalled freedom and equality when it comes to choosing and building a relationship. Yet new myths about how to live and love compromise that happiness.Kate Figes argues that, whether married or cohabiting, gay or straight, remarried or a couple living apart, the quality of our intimate relationship is fundamental to our long-term health and happiness, because our need for commitment and love hasn't changed.This is not a handbook. There are no...

Family life seen from two sides - a menopausal mother and her teenage daughter. The same story but different interpretations seen through Frankie's diary and harassed GP Sue's emails to her sister in Australia.Funny, moving depiction of a loving family who have simply stopped listening to each other, loved by mothers and daughters alike.