Synopses & Reviews
This ones for you, extraordinary ordinary women everywhere! Its time for seriously hilarious girl-talk with New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline. Shes shared this collection of scenes from her real life, and she bets her life sounds a lot like yours . . . if you crave carbs, cant find jeans that fit, and still believe that these two things are unrelated. Pick up this book—youll laugh, youll cry, and youll swear off pantyhose. Here are some examples of Lisas wit and wisdom:
“Everybody has their pornography, and mine is the real estate ads.”
“Well get universal health care before we get beauty salons open on Mondays, and thats backwards. Ask any woman if shed rather have a haircut or a mammogram, and youll see what I mean.”
“Mothers are a natural force, and maybe an alternative source of fuel.”
“Lately theres been talk about a religion that allows polygamy, so that a man can have as many wives as he pleases. Where is the religion that allows a woman to have as many husbands as she pleases?”
“I have never been in an accident, if you dont count my two marriages.”
“My mother taught us that if you eat baked beans from a can that has dents, youll die of botulism. This was before people injected botulism into their faces. Nowadays, the dented can will kill you, but youll look young.”
Inspired by her wildly popular column in The Philadelphia Inquirer entitled “Chick Wit,” Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog is a book youll have to put down—just to stop laughing.
Review
“Scottoline savors every last bit of her life, and so will you.”—People magazine
“Plunging into home improvement frenzy, constructing a chicken coop, figuring out mystifying insurance policies and how not to die at the gym are some of the conundrums this ordinary woman faces with verve and wicked humor, especially how her beloved dogs have contentedly replaced the romance in her life.”—Publishers Weekly
“Scottoline takes the fodder of everyday life and offers witty reflections from a female perspective.”—Booklist
“…shrewd, tart, sensitive and hard to resist.”—Kirkus Reviews
“She has compiled about 70 of the funniest, smartest and most poignant dispatches into one deliciously exuberant collection. What really makes this collection so addictive is Scottoline's way of capturing everyday moments, dissecting them and coming up with unexpected and slightly off-kilter observations about life."—Book Page
Synopsis
This hilarious collection of stories from the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Look Again" features the author's take on being caught braless in the emergency room, Spanx as public enemy number one, and the pursuit of finding jeans that actually fit.
About the Author
Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times bestselling author of novels including Look Again, Lady Killer, Think Twice, Save Me and Everywhere That Mary Went. She also writes a weekly column, “Chick Wit,” with her daughter Francesca Serritella, for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The columns have been collected in My Nest Isnt Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space. She has won an Edgar® Award and Cosmopolitan magazines “Fun Fearless Fiction” Award, and she is the president of Mystery Writers of America. She teaches a course on justice and fiction at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her alma mater. She lives in the Philadelphia area.