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New Book Provides Brutally Honest,
Touching & Funny Essays about Women in Their 40s
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'Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and
Work in Our 40s' donates all
proceeds to Breast Cancer Action Editor: Molly Rosen, MBA
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22 -- From tattoos to affairs, from
motherhood to mayhem, from battling alcoholism and eating
disorders to
everything in between, real women in their 40s aren't afraid
to tell it
like it is. "Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in
Our 40s" is a
new book that brings together a collection of 32 essays from
women from 11
states.
Available in October, "Knowing Pains" was conceived by Molly
Rosen, who
sought such an anthology when she turned 40. When none
existed, Rosen took
a hiatus from a successful corporate career to assemble the
women who not
only survived their 40s, but also thrive with dignity,
courage and
laughter.
This includes:
-- Single mom Ona tries to balance an affair with two men
-- Lori learns about being a 'geriatric mama' at 40
-- Susan comes to terms with her eating disorder
-- Lauren copes with being a mother to three - and widow -
at 40
-- Erin saves her mother from the bottle
-- Diane leaves her friends, career and family behind to
live her 40s in
Paris
-- Thea shares her struggles with infertility and politics
Starting in October, in honor of those affected by breast
cancer, 100%
of all book net proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer
Action
(http://www.bcaction.org) to support breast cancer education
and advocacy. Among
the essayists featured in the book:
-- 89% have been personally impacted by the breast cancer
epidemic.
-- 37% have had breast cancer, or a breast cancer scare.
-- 56% have had a family member with the disease.
-- More than 70% have had a friend or colleague afflicted
with breast
cancer.
For More Information:
"Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s"
Publisher: WingSpan
ISBN: 978-1-59594-254-8 50000
Pages: 231
Price: $16.95 Purchase: Available through Knowing Pains
(http://www.knowingpains.com),
Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Pains-Women-Love-Work/dp/1595942548),
Ingram (http://www.IngramBook.com), and local booksellers
(list available at
http://www.knowingpains.com).
About Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action (BCA) is a national watchdog and
advocacy
organization that carries the voices of people affected by
breast cancer to
inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast
cancer epidemic.
(http://www.bcaction.org).
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