| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9780618758197 | | Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company | | Publish Date: 5/4/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210223593 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9.25H x 6L x 1T |
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| | | "Stepmonster" illuminates the harrowing process of becoming a stepmother, considers the myths and realities of marrying a man with children, and counteracts the cultural notion that stepmothers are solely responsible for their challenges.
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 | Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. - Book Review By: Helen Gallagher - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 11/11/2009 2:03 PM | | In choosing to marry a man with children, Stepmonster author Wednesday Martin joined a grim statistic: over half of all adult women marry a man with children, and seven percent of those partnerships will fail. So, one in two women will do this, ignoring the warning signs, not fully sure where to fit in, and not wanting to ‘rock the boat’ early on. As Martin found firsthand, the longer a woman with stepchildren waits to find her way into the family, the harder it is for her to ever draw the line or be taken seriously as an adult with authority. There is a skill to learning when to take a stand and when to disengage.
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| Praise| "As Martin points out in her informative and carefully researched book, even with a number of circumstances working in your favor... women who marry men with kids have a long, perilous path ahead of them almost across the board." - Heather Havrilesky 05/20/2009 |
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