Table of Contents
Introduction: Bonjour, Madame 1
1 How to Find Your Calling 13
2 How to Choose a Partner 27
3 How to Turn Forty 35
4 How to Raise Children 43
5 How to Hear 51
6 How to Have Sex 59
7 How to Plan a Ménage à Trois 69
8 How to Be Mortal 81
9 How to Be an Expert 93
10 How to Have a Midlife Crisis 101
11 How to Be Jung 111
12 How to Get Dressed 121
13 How to Age Gracefully 135
14 How to Learn the Rules 145
15 How to Be Wise 153
16 How to Give Advice 165
17 How to Save the Furniture 173
18 How to Figure Out What's Happening 181
19 How to Think in French 195
20 How to Make Friends 205
21 How to Say No 213
22 How to Control Your Family 221
23 How to Be Afraid 229
24 How to Know Where You're From 233
25 How to Stay Married 245
Conclusion: How to Be a Femme Libre 255
Acknowledgments 263
Bibliography 267