Bibliograph

Mother of the bride, the dream, the reality, the search for a perfect dress, Ilene Beckerman

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Mother of the bride, the dream, the reality, the search for a perfect dress, Ilene Beckerman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mother of the bride

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ilene Beckerman

Series statement

Popular Fiction & Nonfiction anthology

Sub title

the dream, the reality, the search for a perfect dress

Summary

"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. Ilene Beckerman was nearly sixty when she began her writing career. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Ladies' Home Journal. She has judged People's "Best and Worst Dressed" issue and has traveled the country, speaking to women's groups. "Sometimes," she says, "i feel like Grandma Moses-she didn't start until later in life either-but i try not to look like her." What do five girls--one short, one tall, one buxom, one flat, one who gave birth a month ago--have in common? A bridesmaid's dress they all hate

Target audience

adult

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