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Article: First came the Surrendered Wife now prepare to meet her docile daughter With the publication of her first book, she inspired the return of the Stepford Wife. Now Laura Doyle is turning her attention to a new generation: the Surrendered Single. OLGA CRAIG and CATHERINE MILNER examine the rules of engagement
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- July 8, 2001
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As a list of rules to make your marriage work, it was pretty
daunting: don't intimidate him with your achievements; don't dare
criticise him; defer to his demands; let him run the family
finances; and, above all, keep your mouth shut. Follow the advice in
the The Surrendered Wife, women were told, and you will have a
happy, contented husband.
When it was published last summer, the book by Laura Doyle, an
American author, was initially hailed as another over-hyped, money-
spinning manual on the elusive secret of marital success. Yet,
within two months, it had sold more than 200,000 copies.
Now prepare to encounter the daughter of the Surrendered Wife:
the Surrendered Single. Doyle is working ...