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Girls Only: Sleepovers, Squabbles, Tuna Fish, and Other Facts of Family Life
Girls Only Sleepovers Squabbles Tuna Fish and Other Facts of Family Life
Author: Alex Witchel
"What I learned from my father was the boys' lesson of dealing in the world -- trust no one and win the first time. What I learned from my mother was the girls' lesson -- trust no one and win the first time, but just in case you don't, come home, eat something, talk about it, have a drink, cry a little, then go back out there and try a...  more »Armed with these family tenets, Alex Witchel goes soul-searching and shopping with the ever-present help of her mother, Barbara, the "human Swiss Army knife who can do it all," and her sister, Phoebe, Alex's perpetual rival and best friend. These three form a family within a family, and with a passionate unity they offer each other sharp, witty, and (occasionally exasperating) insights on everything from men, pedicures, and careers to sibling rivalry, the challenges of stepparenting, and the pains of aging and loss.Insightful, poignant, and hilarious by turns, Girls Only is a memoir that celebrates the one thing that remains "for women only"...mother/daughter/sister love.
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ISBN-13: 9780743254922
ISBN-10: 0743254929
Publication Date: 1/8/2008
Pages: 224
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Touchstone
Book Type: Paperback
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Girls Only by Alex Witchel is a light read about relationships between two sisters and their mother. Fun, quick and relaxing read.


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