• Book Reviews

    Meternity, by Meghann Foye

    Yesterday I paid my $9.99 to purchase and download the fiction novel Meternity, by Meghann Foye.     The book is surrounded by controversy, mostly because of Ms. Foye’s proclamation that she wants all the perks of maternity leaving without having to give birth. And that, apparently, in this new entitled generation (Sadly, it turns out that Ms. Foye is 38, making her 3 years younger than me, and how could anyone born close to my same decade be so entitled and delusional?), maternity leave is a “socially mandated time and space for self-reflection.”     I shudder.  Do people really think this?  Do they not realize that maternity leave…