The Comeback : Seven Stories of Women Who Went from Career to Family and Back

Description: Nice book by Emma Gilbey Keller titled The Comeback; SEVEN STORIES of WOMEN Who Went from CAREER to FAMILY and BACK AGAIN. This 228 page hardback was published in 2008. From the DJ flap we read, "A must-read for all women juggling career and family: An inspiring book that argues that women can have it all-just not all at once. We hear a lot of chatter in the media about off-ramps and on-ramps, decreased earning power, increased competition, too much readjustment, too little flexibility, no jobs, no hope-nothing to look forward to. Women are used to being told that once we get off the career track, we can't get back on. In The Comeback, Emma Gilbey Keller proves that isn't grue. Keller sought out seven very different but equally compelling women who worked at a variety of careers before and during the early years of their marriages. For all of them there came a moment-unplanned-when they decided not to work but to become full-time mothers. And at the other end of the road was an equivalent moment when they decided it was time to start thinking about going back. In The Comeback you will meet Judith Feder, who took ten years off in the middle of a career in New York finance after her twins were born three months early; Sherry Goff, an elementary school teacher from Michigan who went back to college after having three children and retrained for a second career in occupational therapy: and Laura Jacobson, a human rights advocate in London, who left South Africa and her own law practice when her family was threatened by violence. Their stories, like the stories if the other women in the book, are complicated; filled with the choices, decisions, and trade-offs that all mother's face. These were not superwomen; they were everywomen. But ultimately they find the balance that we all strive for as we juggle career and family. This balance takes effort, frustration, and give-and-take, but, as the stories of these women show, it's something we can all achieve. A hugely engaging blend of story, insight, advice, and inspiration. The Comeback offers a positive message to mothers battered by the every-changing winds of the work versus home debate." Nice material in this book in like-new condition. Shipping and handling 4.60 Media Mail to US destinations. Canadian residents 20.75 First Class mail. All others welcome but extra postage required and shipped entirely at your risk.

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Location: Milton, Florida

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