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One Minus One by Ruth Doan MacDougall

One Minus One

Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Rediscoveries

by Ruth Doan MacDougall

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  • Feb 2013, 184 pages
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  • Sarah R. (Chattanooga, TN)
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    In One Minus One, MacDougall takes us back to the 1960's in the U.S.A., a time when the world reeked of cigarette smoke. Women chose ladylike brands including "Salem." Men opted for the more "manly" unfiltered brands like "Pall Malls."
    At lunch and dinner, men drank Martinis or Manhattans since alcohol was a business ritual. It was also considered, the best way to relax even at home.
    Women, who stayed at home, drank, too. Some even drank to the "soaps" on TV. Women, who worked in business usually drank like men.
    (Nuns, priests, teachers, and nurses were the exception and seldom used smoking and drinking.)
    In this world, divorced women simply did not fit in. They were outcasts without an "Oprah" or Dr Phil.
    These women were "one minus one" to many even themselves.
    This book lures no readers with one notable exception, young women born after 1970. These women can read and learn how a woman's place in the world has changed for the better. They can learn how a woman's value escalated and appreciate an identity without a husband, partner or boss. No cigarettes or alcohol are not required. Today's woman is blessed.

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