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Mother of the Bride
The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress
By Ilene Beckerman
Paperback
, 168 pages
(also available in
Hardback)
ISBN: 9781565124769 (1565124766)
Published by Algonquin Books
$10.95(US)
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about Mother of the Bride
“An account that is sweetly sentimental and brutally honest, touching and witty—in short, a true gem.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A work that adds great luster to an already golden event.” — The Memphis Commercial Appeal
“Her prose is spare, but rich with meaning and always very honest.” — The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Pithy wit and cute drawings sketch the happy tears, bittersweet memories and flares of anxiety that a daughter’s wedding elicits.” — The Dallas Morning News
The relationship between a mother and daughter is often fraught— but never so much as during the preparations for that walk down the aisle. Ilene Beckerman has taken that walk with three daughters and tells us—with great wisdom and wit—why childbirth is less painful than planning a wedding.
about Ilene Beckerman
Ilene Beckerman was nearly sixty when she began her writing career. Her articles have appeared in many places, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Ladies’ Home Journal; she has judged a People magazine’s “Best and Worst Dressed” issue; and her books have been translated into German, Japanese, French, and Portuguese. She travels the country giving her funny and wise talks to large audiences. “Sometimes,” she says, “I feel like Grandma Moses—she didn’t start until late in life either—but I try not to look like her.”
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