So the main interest of the book (and its selling point, carefully highlighted in the blurbs) lies in the contradiction between the feminist ideals of equality and independence in relationships

We were ready to embark upon our journey now the vessel was rigged.

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In this case, it was a towerlike and topplesome sixteen-ouncer that brought a fresh unrest not to the kitchen table (how could I eat?), but to an outlying one, a step table, a side table, the one I strewed with my collectings, my pertainings, …