Kate Figes: 7 books

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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.