Going Solo

Originally published in 1985, this, at the time, controversial book explores the fundamental changes in personal relationships that had taken place over the previous decade, focusing on women who had deliberately chosen to have children outside a permanent relationship.

Acknowledgments. Introduction. List of Mothers and Mothers-to-Be. Part 1: Theory 1. The 'Phenomenon' of Single Parenting by Choice 2. The Women's Movement 3. Man as Stud 4. Why Women Make the Choice 5. Family Part 2: Practice 6. Action 7. Problems and Joys 8. The Children, and More About Men Part 3: 'Shall I, Shan't I?' 9. 'Shall I, Shan't I?'. Postscript. Notes.