Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, and infidelity far more threatening than adultery.

Molly Haskell

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Topic

Single women Single life Patriarchy

Author

Molly Haskell

Source

Love and Other Infectious Diseases

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Haskell, Molly. Love and Other Infectious Diseases: A Memoir. William Morrow, 1990.

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