The novel asks the question, why shouldn't a woman be as successful as a man, and what does it take to get there And if a woman wants to have a successful career, a happy marriage, and children... what personal sacrifices does she need to make
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We're comfortable with movie stars having money. We're comfortable with a woman marrying a rich guy and having money. We're not so comfortable with a woman independently working in business and making a lot of money.Candace Bushnell
I was all excited. I'd been writing for women's magazines and felt marginalized. No one takes you seriously.
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Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there.
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The women in this book have realized that you can't completely rely on men, ... Women have got to rely on themselves.
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That was a character I created -- my alter ego 10 years ago. She was like me,
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You could say I lived the life, I wrote the book, and then it was made into a TV series starring Sarah Jessica Parker. (The character) would have been me about four or five years ago.
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