Fear of Fifty by Erica Jong

It's been awhile since I've tickeld this keyboard for an article here on this blog. What have I been doing this while? I've been reading an amazing book among other things. It's a book I think all you femenistic matriarcs would enjoy - if you kept your mind open, that is.

Author Erica Jong covers all types of political incorrectness in her book Fear of Fifty. The book was published over ten years ago and speaks about the authors life experiences. It is a fabulous read. She is funny and informative and, I found, spoke much to me. Her life would make the most addictable of soap operas seem dull in comparison. Somehow she pulls this reader in and I leave it with regret.

What have I learned? Well, I've some incite into early feminists. My own memories of my feministic university days were stirred. I definitely related to the findings of those motherhood genes and understand the dilemma of maintaining my own identity in the midst of helping give a child their own. Add to that the challenge of being in partnership with a man - or woman, as Erica would point out - and the struggle to maintain self is quite a journey. But Ms.Jong takes us through that journey with grace and style.

Many times I have felt uplifted and encouraged by her story. Life is pretty challenging at times and there are so many roads open to us, it was good to be reminded that those roads opened because of the struggles of mothers and aunts and friends now dead. And those challenges we face never need be faced alone.

Thanks Ms.Jong, for sharing your story. It helped. :)