Imperfect Control

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.

• ContentsIntroduction1 How Free to Be?2 The Taste of Control3 Taking Possession of Ourselves4 The Power of Sex5 Who Controls the Couple?6 Permanent Parenthood7 Bossing and Being Bossed8 Victims and Survivors9 Varieties of Surrender10 In Control of Our DeathLast WordsNotes and ElaborationsBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

Judith S. Wallerstein author of The Good Marriage Imperfect Control is a brilliant book and an immense pleasure to read.