Born out of anger, the essays in The Bitch in the House chronicled the face of womanhood at the beginning of a new millennium. Now, nearly fifteen years later, editor and author Cathi Hanauer has compiled a new batch of passionate, enlightened, often hilarious pieces that are less bitter and resentful, and more confident and contenta provocative and compelling companion collection that captures the spirit of postfeminism with authority, acumen, and panache.Having aged into their forties, fifties, and sixties, these bitchesbestselling authors, renowned journalists, and other extraordinary yet also ordinary womenhave brilliant and bold things to say. In The Bitch Is Back, Cathi Hanauer, Kate Christensen, Sarah Crichton, Debora L. Spar, Ann Hood, Veronica Chambers, and twenty other powerful writers offer unique views on womanhood and feminism today.The Bitch Is Back includes: bestselling novelist and poet Julianna Baggott on being the sole breadwinner in her family of six bestselling authorand former skinny girlAnn Hood on not caring about her weight anymore power publisher Sarah Crichton on the joy of sex again after sixtyafter being dumped for a younger woman bestselling novelist, memoirist, essayist, food blogger, and OB Kate Christensen on leaving her husband and starting a new life with a much younger man pseudonymous novelist and OB Hazel McClay on her low-sex marriage (and how she and her husband continue to be happy with it) memoirist Lynn Darling on dealing with sex and sexuality in midlife, after beating breast cancer award-winning author, performer, and NPR commentator Sandra Tsing Loh on her fantasy of living alone and eighteen more eye-opening, jaw-dropping, truth-telling, no-holds-barred essays about what it really means to be a woman of substance today.As a new wave of feminists begins to take center stage, this powerful, timely collection sheds much-needed light on both past and present, offering understanding, compassion, and wisdom for modern womens lives, all the while pointing toward the exciting possibilities of tomorrow.