Description: Review“[Pols writes] with humor and grace. . . . It’s rare to find such honesty, even in an account so personal. Grade: A-” — Entertainment Weekly“Sharp, witty and slightly self-deprecating, she alternates clever, camera-ready one-liners with intense self-revelations about parents, children, love and family….” — San Francisco Chronicle“Ms. Pols is a charming and insightful storyteller, and her memoir is both engrossing and endearing ...” — New York Observer“Her writing is mesmerizing and lyrical. I laughed and cried and shook my head at some of her choices, but I rooted for her and her son the whole way.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune“Much as Pols’s story resembles the Judd Apatow movie, it is distinct in its heartfelt description of a woman who has come up against the edge of youth and expectation.” — Cookie Magazine“It’s funny, intimate, wise, and real, and we get to root for fortysomething Mary, her twentysomething coparent, Matt, and their little son, Dolan, now four.” — Elle“Amid joy and heartbreak, Pols grows from a self-absorbed and judgmental whiner into a self-aware adult and loving mother. It’s her transformation that makes this memoir an unforgettable read.” — Diablo Magazine“Bay Area film critic Pols chronicles her unexpected pregnancy and journey into not-quite-single motherhood….A page-turner by someone who stopped waiting for Mr. Perfect.” — Kirkus Reviews“Candid and unaffected, Pols provides an important lesson about not being willing to compromise herself, and that being brave can bring the richest rewards.” — Publishers Weekly“… a well-written, emotionally honest memoir of Pols’ journey to motherhood and increased maturity…. She details with wit and humor her efforts to juggle her many challenges…” — BookPage“...far transcends its particulars...thoughtful, funny and sexy...a delightful meditation on partnership, desire, fulfillment...” — Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Schoolgirls and Waiting for Daisy“Astutely witty...will grip you to the very last page. This is a feminist tale for our age.” — Heidi Julavits, author of The Uses of Enchantment“... [A] touching, funny, and brutally honest story...[Pols] is opinionated, vulnerable, droll, tenacious, acerbic, loyal...real.” — Kate Moses, author of Because I Said So: 33 Mothers Write About Children, Sex, Men, Aging, Faith, Race & Themselves
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Book Title: Accidentally on Purpose : the True Tale of a Happy Single Mother
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Women, Parenting / General, Personal Memoirs, Parenting / Single Parent
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Mary F. Pols
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback