Reading 'Desperate Housewives'

Reading 'Desperate Housewives'
Author: Janet McCabe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2006-07-28
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0857716123

'Everyone has a little dirty laundry.' The darkly comic series about the secret lives of the ladies living on Wisteria Lane became an instant breakthrough hit for ABC. 21 million viewers tuned in for the first episode and this figure has steadily grown as audiences from around the globe have switched on to the shenanigans in suburbia. "Desperate Housewives" was subject to a backlash in America, where advertisers on the ABC network were lobbied by Christian groups and Parents' Associations. But the sponsorship withdrawal that resulted did little to dampen the enthusiasm of its legions of fans. Recipient of several awards including the People's Choice Award and Golden Globe for Best Television - Musical or Comedy, "Desperate Housewives" is a hit. "Reading Desperate Housewives" offers a critical response to one of the most talked about shows on contemporary television. Leading scholars and writers dissect the appeal of "Desperate Housewives", tapping into early reactions and controversy. They consider the American sex wars, contemporary feminism, Republican politics and the rise of the Right, gender and femininity, motherhood and marriage - and that Vanity Fair shoot. The book includes an episode guide tracing all those goings-on beyond that white picket fence.

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives
Author:
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2005
Genre: Desperate housewives. (Television program)
ISBN: 9780316732444

Everyone has a little dirty laundry. Especially the delectable divas who live on Wisteria Lane... With its darkly comedic take on suburban life, and its unconventional heroines, Desperate Housewives has got the world buzzing. Audiences have been captivated by ill-fated Susan Mayer, ever-perfect Bree Van De Kamp, harried mother-of-four Lynette Scavo, and beautiful but unhappy Gabriela Solis. And in DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, we go behind-the-scenes to get the dish and dirt on everyone's favourite homemakers. Inside you'll discover: hundreds of revealing photographs; in-depth interviews and profiles of the cast; the original pilot script, including unaired scenes; the inspiration behind the housewives' fashions; sizzling quotes from the show; how guest stars are chosen; delicious recipes from each housewife; a comprehensive episode guide to Season One; an exclusive look at the plot lines abandoned in Season One, including some that might still make it to Season Two or Three...; a foreword by the show's creator Marc Cherry; and so much more!

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives
Author: Ira Levin
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062037609

The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary's Baby With an Introduction by Peter Straub For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret -- a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same. At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.

Culture Rebel

Culture Rebel
Author: Connie Jakab
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1449757375

You were called to be dangerous, not desperate. Connie Jakab is a force to be reckoned with. She will settle for nothing less than wholesale changeboth in the way women view themselves as well as the way society suppresses their life transforming capacities. Long may her cultural rebellion last! Alan Hirsch Author, Activist, Dreamer, and Honorary Member of the Sisterhood "Jakab had me at 'Visa bill as heart monitor'! Connie Jakab has allowed her eyes to be opened to the captivating lure of culture, and in this book your eyes will be opened as well. Warning: Don't read it if you have no intention of being challenged or changed. This journey is for the brave of heart!" Margot Starbuck Author of The Girl in the Orange Dress, Unsqueezed and Small Things With Great Love Culture Rebel is a high-spirited and unapologetically no nonsense read. With personal story, humor, and poignant insight, Jakab reminds us all to rebel -- to throw off the tyranny of opinion of the world and fearlessly be who we are made to be. Shayne Moore, author Global Soccer Mom and Refuse To Nothing

Passionate Housewives Desperate for God

Passionate Housewives Desperate for God
Author: Jennie Chancey
Publisher: Vision Forum
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781934554159

Have you struggled to reconcile God's vision of virtuous womanhood with worldly myths that marginalize and mock the role of the homemaker? Do you wrestle with cultural messages that demean the homemaker's calling and exalt instead the emotionally androgynous power-woman---the wife whose worth is measured only by the degree of her self-ambition, the shape of her body, or her money-making skills? Delightfully fresh and honest, "Passionate Housewives Desperate for God" debunks the modern "desperate housewife" myth and provides fresh vision for the homemaker. Hear a former "Christian" feminist share how she went from a die-hard homemaker-in-training to a dedicated career woman, and then back again---after God gripped her heart. See the hollow counterfeit of whitewashed feminism and "me-ology" destroyed. And consider the beautiful picture painted in Scripture of the truly fulfilled homemaker who glories in the hopeful calling God created for her.

Welcome to Wisteria Lane

Welcome to Wisteria Lane
Author: Leah Wilson
Publisher: Benbella Books
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2006
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1932100792

Since it premiered in the fall of 2004, the hit televisions show has seduced viewers with its outrageous humour, absorbing mystery and deliciously naughty image of Suburbia. Here, favourite chick-lit authors, parenting gurus and experts on the clandestine underside of suburban life take on the phenomenon to answer the question on everyone's minds: just what is it about the show that is so enthralling? Welcome to Wisteria Lane is a light, insightful romp through the world of Desperate Housewives that no Desperate fan will want to be without.

Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 1945–1970

Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 1945–1970
Author: Ali Haggett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317321065

Although the figure of the ‘desperate housewife’ is familiar to us, Haggett suggests that many women in the 1950s and ’60s led satisfying lives and that gender roles, while very different, were often seen as equal.

A Year of Holidays

A Year of Holidays
Author: Gooseberry Patch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1620934027

Celebrate all year long with recipes that your family & friends will love! Filled with tasty and easy-to-fix recipes for every holiday to help you celebrate every memorable season. The book is divided by the seasons: Fall (Family get-togethers & game-day, Halloween and, of course, Thanksgiving), Winter Celebrations (Christmas to Valentine's Day and best-loved winter recipes), Spring (Easter, Mother's Day and more) and Summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day and County fairs in between). 245 Recipes.

Wrong to Need You

Wrong to Need You
Author: Alisha Rai
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062566741

Alisha Rai returns with the second novel in her sizzling Forbidden Hearts series! He wasn’t supposed to fall in love with his brother’s widow… Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Jackson Kane fled his home, his name, and his family. Ten years later, he’s come back to town: older, wiser, richer, tougher—and still helpless to turn away the one woman he could never stop loving, even after she married his brother. Sadia Ahmed can’t deal with the feelings her mysterious former brother-in-law stirs, but she also can’t turn down his offer of help with the cafe she’s inherited. While he heats up her kitchen, she slowly discovers that the boy she adored has grown into a man she’s simply unable to resist. An affair is unthinkable, but their desire is undeniable. As secrets and lies are stripped away, Sadia and Jackson must decide if they’re strong enough to face the past...and step into a future together.