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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDiversified Publishing

ISBN-100739378554

ISBN-139780739378557

eBay Product ID (ePID)110840226

Product Key Features

Book TitleLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, Parenting / General, Personal Memoirs, Parenting / Motherhood, Literary

Publication Year2012

FeaturesLarge Type

GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAnna Quindlen

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Dewey Edition23

ReviewsPraise for Anna Quindlen "A reporter by training, a storyteller at heart, [Quindlen's] writing is personal, humorous, and thought-provoking."- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Quindlen is an astonishingly graceful writer."- San Francisco Examiner "Thank goodness for Anna Quindlen. [She] is smart. And compassionate. And witty. And wise."- Detroit Free-Press "[Quindlen is] America's resident sane person."- The New York Times, Praise for Anna Quindlen "A reporter by training, a storyteller at heart, [Quindlen's] writing is personal, humorous, and thought-provoking."- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Quindlen is an astonishingly graceful writer."- San Francisco Examiner "Thank goodness for Anna Quindlen. [She] is smart. And compassionate. And witty. And wise."- Detroit Free-Press "[Quindlen is] America's resident sane person."- The New York Times, Praise for Anna Quindlen "A reporter by training, a storyteller at heart, [Quindlen's] writing is personal, humorous, and thought-provoking."-- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Quindlen is an astonishingly graceful writer."-- San Francisco Examiner "Thank goodness for Anna Quindlen. [She] is smart. And compassionate. And witty. And wise."-- Detroit Free-Press "[Quindlen is] America's resident sane person."-- The New York Times

Dewey Decimal813/.54 B

Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition

SynopsisIn this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead--and celebrating it all--as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more. As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about Marriage: "A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn't believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation." Girlfriends: "Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, 'She must not have any girlfriends.' " Stuff: "Here's what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that it's taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesn't believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they're overflowing." Our bodies: "I've finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. It's like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine." Parenting: "Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us." From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life. From the Hardcover edition., In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead--and celebrating it all--as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more. As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. Using her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages, Quindlen talks about Marriage: "A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn't believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation." Girlfriends: "Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her or with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter, 'She must not have any girlfriends.' " Stuff: "Here's what it comes down to, really: there is now so much stuff in my head, so many years, so many memories, that it's taken the place of primacy away from the things in the bedrooms, on the porch. My doctor says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, she doesn't believe our memories flag because of a drop in estrogen but because of how crowded it is in the drawers of our minds. Between the stuff at work and the stuff at home, the appointments and the news and the gossip and the rest, the past and the present and the plans for the future, the filing cabinets in our heads are not only full, they're overflowing." Our bodies: "I've finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. It's like a car, and while I like a red convertible or even a Bentley as well as the next person, what I really need are four tires and an engine." Parenting: "Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us." From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen uses the events of her own life to illuminate our own. Along with the downsides of age, she says, can come wisdom, a perspective on life that makes it satisfying and even joyful. Candid, funny, moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life. From the Hardcover edition.