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I Don't

An Inarguable Case Against Marriage

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I Don't

By: Clementine Ford
Narrated by: Clementine Ford
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Summary
 Incendiary feminist and bestselling author Clementine Ford presents the inarguable case against marriage for the modern woman. Provocative, controversial and above all, compellingly and persuasively argued.

I want this book to end marriages. But more importantly, I want it to prevent marriages. Women are allowed to aspire to more than what we've been told we should want in order to be happy. Let yourself have a bigger dream than becoming the supporting role in someone else's story.

Why, when there is so much evidence of the detrimental, suffocating impact marriage has on women's lives, does the myth of marital bliss and necessity still prevail? If the feminist project has been so successful, why do so many women still believe that our value is intrinsically tied to being chosen by a man?

In her most incendiary and controversial book to date, Clementine Ford exposes the lies used to sell marriage to women keep them in service to men and male power. From the roots of marriage as a form of property transaction to the wedding industrial complex, Clementine Ford explains how capitalist patriarchal structures need women to believe in marriage in order to maintain control over women's agency, ambitions and freedom.

I Don't presents an inarguable case against marriage for modern women. With the incisive attention to detail and razor sharp wit that has characterised her work, Ford examines a broad range of topics, including the patriarchal history of marriage; the insidious and centuries long marketing campaign pop culture has conducted in marriage's favour; the illusion of feminist 'choice' in regard to taking men's names; the physical and social cost that comes with motherhood; and what a different kind of world could look like for women who were allowed to truly be free.©2023 Clementine Ford (P)2023 W.F.Howes Ltd Customs & Traditions Gender Studies Social Sciences Thought-Provoking Inspiring
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What an inspiring book. Everything discussed resonated with me. I’m recommending to a my women friends. And I will make sure my daughter reads it.

A must for all women

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'A must listen to' for all women!
You won't hate all men from listening to this, you will however be able to clearly see through the nonsense and value yourself enough to want better.
Loved it!!

Loved it!! Especially listening to Clementine reading it.

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I loved it. It is funny, witty, intelligent, takes you on a journey and confronts what we have always accepted as “how it is”. Clem’s work never disappoints, and I hope every woman reads this.

Where has this book been all my life!

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Thank you Clem for making me laugh, keeping me interested, evoking many emotions (mainly anger) and for helping me find myself again. I binged this immediately post break up and it was the therapy I needed!

I love myself again

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Thank you Clementine for your amazingly researched powerful book!
Every human should read this as compulsory education!

Empowering!

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