A review by rikkireads_
The Wife Drought by Annabel Crabb

4.0

I've had this for so long and I finally read it front to back because I am teaching a unit on women, work and motherhood. I think I put off reading it because I didn't think I'd be all that enlightened by it, I feel reasonably aware of what this book is about, and I thought I'd feel a bit like I was the converted being preached to. And in a way that was the case, but after the first couple of chapters it was less anger- and frustration-inducing and more just interesting. I love Crabb's style and voice, but I also really appreciated the mixture of evidence-based and anecdotal research. I kinda wish I read it back when I bought it (some of the general references might have been more funny or relevant) but I still think this has a lot to offer, especially in regard to reflecting on why we mothers/wives/women make the choices we do and how we can dismantle some rigid and damaging gender expectations.