Synopses & Reviews
Aviva Drescher, the REAL Housewife of New York City, born and bred in Manhattan, shares her REAL story in this tell-all memoir.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Sheand#8217;s blond, beautiful, and brazenly honestand#8212; one of the boldest cast members of Bravoand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;The Real Housewives of New York Cityandlt;/iandgt; and most talked-about stars of reality TV. From the moment Aviva Drescher stepped her prosthetic leg into the spotlight, she sparked controversy and ratings. Now, for the first time, the native New Yorker stands on her own two feet to speak out on her fascinating life.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; With true courage, Aviva tells the story of how she lost her foot in a barn accident at the age of six and the numerousand#8212;sometimes bizarreand#8212; attempts to reattach it. After a trip to India to be and#8220;curedand#8221; by a famous mystic, young Aviva learned to use fashion and style to draw attention away from her prosthesis. She fled to Paris in her early twenties, where she transformed herself into a wild club chick and danced on tables with the crand#232;me de la crand#232;me of the big-hair supermodel era.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Through a series of tumultuous relationships, Aviva had four children by two husbands, changed religions, got a law degree, and became an entrepreneur. All the while, she wrestled with chronic panic attacks and phobias (itand#8217;s not easy being terrified of elevators in Manhattan), and a few savage andlt;iandgt;Law and Orderandlt;/iandgt;and#8211;worthy civil courtroom dramas. The real terror of Avivaand#8217;s life, though, was her motherand#8217;s debilitating alcoholism. Thanks to her loving husband, Reid Drescher, Aviva came to terms with her motherand#8217;s early death, got a grip on her anxieties, and found the strength to show the world who she really is.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; In this no-holds-barred memoir, Aviva bravely exposes the truth about her many medical and elective surgeries, and what really happens behind the scenes of reality TV. She also answers many frequently asked questions about amputees: How much does your prosthesis cost? How often do you replace it? Do you have sex with the leg on or off?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Filled with Avivaand#8217;s trademark wit, wisdom, and no-nonsense candor, andlt;iandgt;Leggy Blondeandlt;/iandgt; is a story that stands all on its own.
Synopsis
Aviva Drescher, the REAL Housewife of New York City, born and bred in Manhattan, shares her REAL story in this tell-all memoir.
She's blond, beautiful, and brazenly honest-- one of the boldest cast members of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City and most talked-about stars of reality TV. From the moment Aviva Drescher stepped her prosthetic leg into the spotlight, she sparked controversy and ratings. Now, for the first time, the native New Yorker stands on her own two feet to speak out on her fascinating life.
With true courage, Aviva tells the story of how she lost her foot in a barn accident at the age of six and the numerous--sometimes bizarre-- attempts to reattach it. After a trip to India to be "cured" by a famous mystic, young Aviva learned to use fashion and style to draw attention away from her prosthesis. She fled to Paris in her early twenties, where she transformed herself into a wild club chick and danced on tables with the creme de la creme of the big-hair supermodel era.
Through a series of tumultuous relationships, Aviva had four children by two husbands, changed religions, got a law degree, and became an entrepreneur. All the while, she wrestled with chronic panic attacks and phobias (it's not easy being terrified of elevators in Manhattan), and a few savage Law & Order-worthy civil courtroom dramas. The real terror of Aviva's life, though, was her mother's debilitating alcoholism. Thanks to her loving husband, Reid Drescher, Aviva came to terms with her mother's early death, got a grip on her anxieties, and found the strength to show the world who she really is.
In this no-holds-barred memoir, Aviva bravely exposes the truth about her many medical and elective surgeries, and what really happens behind the scenes of reality TV. She also answers many frequently asked questions about amputees: How much does your prosthesis cost? How often do you replace it? Do you have sex with the leg on or off?
Filled with Aviva's trademark wit, wisdom, and no-nonsense candor, Leggy Blonde is a story that stands all on its own.
Synopsis
For the first time ever, Aviva Drescher, the breakout star of The Real Housewives of New York City, shares her story in this tell-all memoir.The only "born and bred New Yorker" in the history of the five seasons of The Real Housewives of New York, Aviva Drescher is elegant, sophisticated, extremely well educated and drop-dead gorgeous at 5’10”. Her father, a self-proclaimed sex addict at age eighty, had a high-profile job managing everyone’s money in the 1960s and 1970s—the Beatles, the Stones—so she had an interesting, privileged Manhattan lifestyle growing up, and now, she shares her life story in candid detail.
But Aviva’s life hasn’t always been glamorous: At just six years-old, she was in a farm accident when her foot got severely hurt at a friend’s upstate New York dairy farm. A few months later her leg was amputated as a result of that accident. Aviva has never let this tragedy define who she is.
Aviva attended New York’s The Fieldston School as a child and went on to earn a Bachelors of Arts degree from Vassar College, a Masters in French Literature from New York University and law degree from The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
At a chance meeting at Bed Bath and Beyond Aviva, a single mother at the time, met investment banker Reid Drescher as their young children played together in the aisles. It was only a matter of time before the two got married and grew their family together. The Dreschers now have the quintessential contemporary modern family with four children—ranging in age from eleven to two years old.
Honest and forthcoming, this part-time socialite and full-time mother gives us glimpse at her life in the limelight, and shows that she will let nothing hold her back from happiness and success.
Synopsis
andlt;Bandgt;Aviva Drescher, the REAL Housewife of New York City, born and bred in Manhattan, shares her REAL story in this tell-all memoir.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;brandgt;andlt;brandgt;Aviva Drescher is elegant, sophisticated, well educated, and drop-dead gorgeous. And although we all know her as the newest upstart from the Real Housewives reality show, there is much more to her than meets the eye.While Aviva is no stranger to controversy, the person beneath the persona is a woman of substance with a fascinating past that is told for the first time in this smart, funny, and beautifully written memoir. Aviva Drescher is far more than just a andlt;iandgt;Leggy Blondeandlt;/iandgt;.
About the Author
Aviva Drescher is the newest cast member of the hit Bravo TV series andlt;iandgt;The Real Housewives of New York Cityandlt;/iandgt;. Born and raised in Manhattan, Aviva attended The Fieldston School and has a BA from Vassar College. She went on to get her Masters in French Literature from NYU and her JD from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law. Aviva has four children and is married to Reid Drescher, a Wall Street investment banker.