Live Alone and Like It : A Guide for the Extra Woman
by Hillis, Marjorie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No dust jacket
- Seller
-
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Red cover with black lettering. Interior very clean. Pictures on request
Synopsis
"Whether you view your one-woman menage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it."Thus begins Marjorie Hillis' archly funny, gently prescriptive manifesto for single women. Though it was 1936 when the Vogue editor first shared her wisdom with her fellow singletons, the tome has been passed lovingly through the generations, and is even more apt today than when it was first published. Hillis, a true bon vivant, was sick and tired of hearing single women carping about their living arrangements and lonely lives; this book is her invaluable wake-up call for single women to take control and enjoy their circumstances. Hillis takes readers through the fundamentals of living alone, including the importance of creating a hospitable environment at home, cultivating hobbies that keep her there ("for no woman can accept an invitation every night without coming to grief"), the question of whether single ladies may entertain men at home (the answer may surprise you!), and many more.With engaging chapter titles like "A Lady and Her Liquor" and "The Pleasures of a Single Bed," along with a new preface by author Laurie Graff (You Have to Kiss A Lot of Frogs), LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT is sure to appeal to live-aloners and many other readers alike.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose Marie Oakes dba Old Village Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34245
- Title
- Live Alone and Like It : A Guide for the Extra Woman
- Author
- Hillis, Marjorie
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1936
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bobbs Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rose Marie Oakes dba Old Village Books
Biblio member since 2005
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
About Rose Marie Oakes dba Old Village Books
I have been selling books for over 20years at Antique and Collectible shows around the South. I have also been selling on the internet for the past 20 years. I try to describe my books accurately and to keep my listings up to date. I am happy to answer any questions that you may have.
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