The Dance of Deception: Pretending and Truth-telling in Women's Lives
- ISBN-10
- 0060168161
- ISBN-13
- 9780060168162
- Category
- Deception
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Author
- Harriet Goldhor Lerner
Description
An exploration of the role of pretending and truth-telling in women's lives discusses the difference between privacy and secrecy, how women are encouraged to pretend, and how pretending prevents a deeper intimacy.
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- 2009-10-13
- 272 pages
- Paperback
- Harper Collins
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- 1998-10-01
- 254 pages
- Paperback
- HarperThorsons
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