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When Ada Calhoun found herself in the throes of a midlife crisis, she thought that she had no right to complain. She was married with children and a good career. So why did she feel miserable? And why did it seem that other Generation X women were miserable, too?Calhoun decided to find some answers. She looked into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw a pattern: sandwiched between the Boomers and the Millennials, Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age, problems that were being largely overlooked.Speaking with women across America about their experiences as the generation raised to "have it all," Calhoun found that most were exhausted, terrified about money, under-employed, and overwhelmed.
About the Author
Ada Calhoun is the author of New York City history St. Marks Is Dead, essay collection Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give, and Generation X-defining New York Times bestseller and Indie Next pick Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis, named one of best nonfiction books of the year by the Amazon Editors. Her next book, Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me, comes out June 14, 2022.
