Primates of Park Avenue
by Wednesday Martin
Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin holds a mixed reviews rating of 3.05 out of 5, based on 9.2K reader ratings. First published in 2015. The book spans 248 pages.
About Primates of Park Avenue
Like an urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin decodes the primate social behaviors of Upper East Side mothers in a brilliantly original and witty memoir about her adventures assimilating into that most secretive and elite tribe.After marrying a man from the Upper East Side and moving to the neighborhood, Wednesday Martin struggled to fit in. Drawing on her background in anthropology and primatology, she tried looking at her new world through that lens, and suddenly things fell into place. She understood the other mothers' snobbiness at school drop-off when she compared them to olive baboons. Her obsessional quest for a Hermes Birkin handbag made sense when she realized other females wielded them to establish dominance in their troop. And so she analyzed tribal migration patterns, display rituals, physical adornment, mutilation, mating practices, extra-pair copulation, and more. Her conclusions are smart, thought-provoking, and hilariously unexpected.Every city has its Upper East Side, and in Wednesday's memoir, readers everywhere will recognize the strange cultural codes of powerful social hierarchies and the compelling desire to climb them. They will also see that Upper East Side mothers want the same things for their children that all mothers want: safety, happiness, and success;and not even sky-high penthouses and chauffeured SUVs can protect this ecologically released tribe from the universal experiences of anxiety and loss. When Wednesday's life turns upside down, she learns how deep the bonds of female friendship really are.Intelligent, funny, and heartfelt, Primates of Park Avenue lifts a veil on a secret, elite world within a world: the exotic, fascinating, and strangely familiar culture of privileged Manhattan motherhood.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Wednesday Martin |
| Published | 2015 |
| Pages | 248 |
| Genres | Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Chick-lit |
| Average Rating | 3.05 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 9,210 |
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What genre is Primates of Park Avenue?
Primates of Park Avenue is categorized as Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Biography & Memoir. Its primary genre classification is Biography & Memoir.
Is Primates of Park Avenue worth reading?
Based on 9.2K reader ratings, Primates of Park Avenue has an average score of 3.05 out of 5.00, which is considered "Mixed Reviews."
How many pages is Primates of Park Avenue?
Primates of Park Avenue has 248 pages.
Who wrote Primates of Park Avenue?
Primates of Park Avenue was written by Wednesday Martin. It was first published in 2015.
What is the ISBN for Primates of Park Avenue?
The ISBN-13 for Primates of Park Avenue is 9781476762620.0.
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