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“Sex And The City” Author Has A Message For Young Women On Being Childless
Best-selling author of 10 books, including the still-popular "Sex and the City," Candace Bushnell has long espoused sexual freedom and female independence. However, Bushnell, now 60, now says she might have changed her life choices had she known what her 50s would be like.
By Molly Farinholt2 min read
Bushnell’s novel (and the television series that it inspired) follows the lives of four women and their romantic escapades in Manhattan. Among other themes, Sex and the City explores the ideas of sexual liberation, feminism, and female friendship. Bushnell’s protagonist, Carrie Bradshaw, is a loosely autobiographical character who chooses her career as a columnist over motherhood. She is the quintessential “independent woman.”