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Richly deserves to be this year's Christmas best-seller . . . a perfect bedside companion for the post-Bridget Jones generation, who see no reason to put their lives on hold until Mr Right appears Informationen zum Autor Marjorie Hillis (1889-1971) worked for Vogue for over twenty years, where she became assistant editor. She was one of a growing number of independent, professional women who lived alone by choice. In 1936, she wrote Live Alone and Like It , the superlative guide for 'bachelor ladies' (who became known as 'live-aloners'). It was an instant bestseller, and became one of of the most well-known books of the decade. This was followed by another bestselling non-fiction book, Orchids on Your Budget (1937). The Phenomenal 1936 Bestseller 'Chances are that at sometime in your life, possibly only now and then between husbands, you will find yourself settling down to a solitary existence. You may do it from choice. Lots of people do ... Whether you view your one-woman menage as Doom or Adventure (and whether you are twenty-six or sixty-six), you need a plan.' Who can resist a book with chapters such as 'A Lady and Her Liquor', 'Pleasures of the Single Bed' and 'Solitary Refinement'? Marjorie Hillis, a Vogue editor, provides a stylish, no-nonsense guide to living and loving single life. Written with wisdom, humour and panache, this is advice that will never go out of fashion. A wonderfully amusing guide to living and loving the single life. A bestseller in 1936, this is a witty, no-nonsense gem from a more genteel age. Zusammenfassung A wonderfully amusing guide to living and loving the single life. A bestseller in 1936, this is a witty, no-nonsense gem from a more genteel age.
