I really liked this! It's a great blend of personal narrative, sociological history, and literary study. It's not really what I thought it would be--I was expecting something more like [b:Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on Their Decision Not To Have Kids|21853680|Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed Sixteen Writers on Their Decision Not To Have Kids|Meghan Daum|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422266167s/21853680.jpg|41125562], but for un-marriedness? But I found this a really compelling reflection on life, and what one can gain/lose by having or not having a partner, as well as learning about Bolick's "awakeners," five historical women who were varying levels of spinster.