A great little book to keep by the side of the bed, or to give as a little gift, or to keep in a pile in the guest room.... but whatever you do, read it first. The smartest woman was Ilene Beckerman's New York Jewish grandmother. A woman who gave advice at every possible turn. A woman who had views on almost everything: at age 15 to her granddaughter going to a party in her first little black dress - "You're wearing black? You're going to a funeral?". A woman who was good at business. You can find out what advice she gave Franklyn D Roosevelt's Mum. Her views on sex. I loved her, and when you make her aquaintance, I am sure you will too.
Mac-Adventures (with books! I read an eclectic mix of books, some years old, rarely prizewinners, sometimes on bestseller lists but more than likely not: but the ones I like I'll tell you about...... if you read them too, let me know! You may also find Gardening here, Home and Furniture makeovers; sometimes Food, Travel tales..... but mostly, Books.
Sunday 28 August 2016
The Smartest Woman I Know - Ilene Beckerman
I found a pictoral review of this little book on a favourite blog -
Letters from a Hill Farm. Nan is a bit of an Anglophile. She blogs from over the pond in New England.
I like her blog - she's interested in the sort of things I am.
Cooking, gardening, books, films...... so I am a regular visitor, and I know that sometimes she visits mine! When I saw the
pictures of this book I had to have it. So I acquired it second-hand,
and very shortly it's going upstairs into the guest bedroom. I am also
ordering some more, because I know several friends who will enjoy this.
A great little book to keep by the side of the bed, or to give as a little gift, or to keep in a pile in the guest room.... but whatever you do, read it first. The smartest woman was Ilene Beckerman's New York Jewish grandmother. A woman who gave advice at every possible turn. A woman who had views on almost everything: at age 15 to her granddaughter going to a party in her first little black dress - "You're wearing black? You're going to a funeral?". A woman who was good at business. You can find out what advice she gave Franklyn D Roosevelt's Mum. Her views on sex. I loved her, and when you make her aquaintance, I am sure you will too.
A great little book to keep by the side of the bed, or to give as a little gift, or to keep in a pile in the guest room.... but whatever you do, read it first. The smartest woman was Ilene Beckerman's New York Jewish grandmother. A woman who gave advice at every possible turn. A woman who had views on almost everything: at age 15 to her granddaughter going to a party in her first little black dress - "You're wearing black? You're going to a funeral?". A woman who was good at business. You can find out what advice she gave Franklyn D Roosevelt's Mum. Her views on sex. I loved her, and when you make her aquaintance, I am sure you will too.
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