‘A wonderful page-turner of a memoir’
Meet Mona Venture, a journalist in search of a story — with a happy ending. She’s young, she’s modern, and she’s desperate to solve a problem: how to reconcile her life as an independent woman with her longing for happily-ever-after.
In this exuberant memoir, Meg Bortin recounts her journey from the student protests of America in the ’60s to Paris and love in the ’70s to life on the front lines of news as a reporter in Gorbachev’s Russia. Bortin, an American in Paris, has changed the names of the people portrayed in her story – in order, she says, to protect the guilty. Her alter ego, Mona Venture, crosses paths with the famous and infamous amid many misadventures with men. Sexy, candid and occasionally hilarious, her story will resonate with anyone who has wondered how women of our time have found their way through a minefield of changing roles – and lived to tell the tale.
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Praise for Desperate to Be a Housewife
‘Meg Bortin’s eventful memoir will surprise and amuse.’
— Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce
‘Tear gas and U.S. college riots in the ’60s, Paris and love in the ’70s, Gorbachev’s Moscow and Afghan missiles in the ’80s, Meg Bortin saw it all, did it all and wrote it all up, while enjoying serial love affairs and a lot of great meals along the way. More than a thrilling memoir, this is also an enthralling book about sex, love and the evolving challenges of being a woman in our time.’
— Martin Walker, author of The Cold War: A History and the international best-selling Bruno, Chief of Police mystery novels
‘A wonderful page-turner of a memoir. Beautifully written, very moving and proof that Meg Bortin must get cracking on the next one.’
— Tony Barber of the Financial Times
‘I read this book in one sitting! It’s a terrific read – an involving picture of a very interesting period with a very attractive heroine.’
— Julia Watson, author of Russian Salad and American Pie
‘Meg Bortin’s adventures are passionate, full of tenderness and fun. I enjoyed every twist and turn and read the entire saga in one sitting.’
— Jim Haynes, author of Everything Is and Thanks for Coming
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Excerpt from Desperate to Be a Housewife
Q&A with Meg Bortin about Desperate to Be a Housewife