Age Of Dissent

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Who is the chief dissenter among the three tall women who live noisily together under one roof: opinionated daughter, very opinionated elderly mother, or the poor beleaguered woman in between? "Here in the middle we must carry on being reasonable, the cart horses of society, while everyone else the young and the old run amok. My mother grumps about in the garden, my daughter sobs upstairs. I find on these occasions I tend to play football with the dog. When one lives in a rather dramatic household, empty nest syndrome seems a delightful prospect". Known for her "Treasure: The Teenage Terror" books, Michele Hanson now collects her Age of Dissent "Guardian" columns. The middle-aged female has come of age. Watch out.

Michele Hanson writes short stories and journalism. Her acclaimed column, recording the trials of her teenage daughter appeared in the GUARDIAN, where she now writes this weekly column. She lives in London.