Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel Saturday, August 1 2009.

• Made into a major motion picture that garnered an Oscar nomination, Diary of a Mad Housewife is a classic of women’s fiction that gave a wry voice to the nascent feminist stirrings of the 1960s and helped incite a revolution in the consciousness of a generation. After many years, this best-selling novel of Manhattan ennui is finally back in print. When Bettina Balser begins to suspect that she is going mad, she starts a secret diary as a form of therapy and escape. Her fears pour onto the page: "Elevators, subways, bridges, tunnels, high places, low places, tightly enclosed spaces, boats, cars, planes, trains, crowds...." Through her observations of herself and those around her, Bettina seeks meaning in her exceedingly dreary life. Her frank examinations lead to many changes, including an extramarital fling, and her voice touches a timeless nerve, resonating on many levels— from the ever-evolving feminist consciousness to the gnawing existential search that is universal. Diary of a Mad Housewife’s humor and insight are as alive and pertinent today as they were yesterday, and will charm and disarm men and women of any generation.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel Thursday, July 23 2009.

• Added a contributor: Sue Kaufman: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel Friday, July 17 2009.

• IT IS NINE-FIFTEEN on this hot September morn, hotter than any summer day we had.