Category: Boeken
This thoughtful book of advice is a collection from 150 women from all different walks of life at all different ages in life. These women have shared honest and profound pieces about hooking-up culture in the twenties, to sexuality after pregnancy, midlife malaise, breast cancer, menopause, divorce, widowhood.
The range of ages in these 150 first-person pieces is what got me—a 24-year-old talking about hookup culture sits right next to a woman in her 70s on desire after menopause, and neither one feels like the "official" version. I've read a few essays twice just because the honesty was so disarming.
I expected a few essays, but getting 150 different women's perspectives on how intimacy shifts with age, kids, and divorce felt like eavesdropping on the most honest group chat ever. Some chapters are sad, some funny, none of them preachy. I've already lent it to two friends.
I've been looking for a book that honestly tackles how intimacy shifts through different life stages, and this collection from 150 women nails it. Each woman's story felt so relatable, especially the raw insights on hook-up culture after marriage. It's the kind of book you want to pass to your close
