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Ah, my sweet Elizabeth. I wanted to hold your hand as you trudged through evenings with such uncivilized males. What an endearing tale you shared, and so colorful. And unfortunately true.
I am a passionate reader of interesting life stories. I love to see how people tick and are put together. If I feel a writer isn't quite humble enough to really write from the heart, the book merely lands on the stack next to my leather wing back. This soft cover never made it there.
I read Elizabeth's memoir in two sittings. The author does a great job building the story, describing the characters and their personalities, and painting their environment and surroundings. Her mentions of lugubriousness were so spot on. I was happy to not be able to relate, but to be a voyeur instead.
The first element that pleased me greatly was how morally our heroine chooses to live her life. She is a conscious individual who is naturally kind and oozes humanity. Elizabeth's personal strength to enforce her needed attributes in a partner is highly commendable. It was a struggle of a search, but she stood fast and proud.
And, whilst some may just give up and give into that slow decline, and others may go completely the other way and start wearing clothes more appropriate for someone auditioning for the Pussy Cat Dolls, she prevailed. Her coolness and casualness sparked my knowing that a sexy woman exists inside.
This book tickled me. Just was plum hilarous, and I enjoyed my external laughter. Not many memoirs can elicit such a response. The writing was so tasty, colourful and full of texture. And Elizabeth inherently knew the trick that many, many women are oblivious of: the art of using minimum effort to create maximum impression.
And enjoyable read all around. Kudos!
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sgoodwin, January 18, 2009
Ah, my sweet Elizabeth. I wanted to hold your hand as you trudged through evenings with such uncivilized males. What an endearing tale you shared, and so colorful. And unfortunately true.I am a passionate reader of interesting life stories. I love to see how people tick and are put together. If I feel a writer isn't quite humble enough to really write from the heart, the book merely lands on the stack next to my leather wing back. This soft cover never made it there.
I read Elizabeth's memoir in two sittings. The author does a great job building the story, describing the characters and their personalities, and painting their environment and surroundings. Her mentions of lugubriousness were so spot on. I was happy to not be able to relate, but to be a voyeur instead.
The first element that pleased me greatly was how morally our heroine chooses to live her life. She is a conscious individual who is naturally kind and oozes humanity. Elizabeth's personal strength to enforce her needed attributes in a partner is highly commendable. It was a struggle of a search, but she stood fast and proud.
And, whilst some may just give up and give into that slow decline, and others may go completely the other way and start wearing clothes more appropriate for someone auditioning for the Pussy Cat Dolls, she prevailed. Her coolness and casualness sparked my knowing that a sexy woman exists inside.
This book tickled me. Just was plum hilarous, and I enjoyed my external laughter. Not many memoirs can elicit such a response. The writing was so tasty, colourful and full of texture. And Elizabeth inherently knew the trick that many, many women are oblivious of: the art of using minimum effort to create maximum impression.
And enjoyable read all around. Kudos!
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)