Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog
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This oneās for you, extraordinary ordinary women everywhere!
Itās time for seriously hilarious girl-talk withĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author Lisa Scottoline. Sheās shared this collection of scenes from her real life, and she bets her life sounds a lot like yours . . . if you crave carbs, canāt find jeans that fit, and still believe that these two things are unrelated. Pick up this bookāyouāll laugh, youāll cry, and youāll swear off pantyhose.
Inspired by her wildly popular column inĀ The Philadelphia InquirerĀ entitled āChick Wit,āĀ Why My Third Husband Will Be a DogĀ is a book youāll have to put downājust to stop laughing.
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āShe has compiled about 70 of the funniest, smartest and most poignant dispatches into one deliciously exuberant collection. What really makes this collection so addictive is Scottolineās way of capturing everyday moments, dissecting them and coming up with unexpected and slightly off-kilter observations about life.ā
āBookPage
āBrief, punchy slices of daily lifeā¦[that] this ordinary woman faces with verve and wicked humor. Scottoline maintains a frothy repartee with the reader.ā
āPublishers Weekly
āScottolineās choice of topics is impressively broad. Sheās shrewd, tart, sensitive and hard to resist.ā
āKirkus Reviews
āScottoline takes the fodder of everyday life and offers witty reflections from a female perspective.ā
āBooklist
Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog
QUESTIONS FOR BOOK CLUBS
1. Lisa dedicates the book to ordinary extraordinary women everywhere. She wanted to celebrate average women, such as herself, her mother, daughter and her girlfriends, and the strength they muster to face the challenges of life. In what ways can you relate to Lisa and her adventures? Who in Lisaās book can you most closely identify with? Do you have a Mother Mary in your life?
2. Lisa grew up reading Erma Bombeck in the newspaper and loved her books, and many readers have remarked that these columns remind them of Ermaās, but with a modern twist. Do you agree or disagree? Why? And why arenāt there more memoirs about the domestic lives of moms and families?
3. Lisa has some very close girlfriends, who she would do anything for and who would do anything for her. Who are your closest friends and how did you meet? How are you similar to your friends, and how are you different? Do you think a friendship is a true friendship if you have to work at it? Why or why not?
4. Some women swear by Spanx, but Lisa hates them. How do you feel about Spanx? What statement do you think they make about women today and what about the pressure for women to look ageless?
5. Lisa thinks that parenthood is a series of letting-go points with our children, whether itās to kindergarten or to college. She admits she has trouble letting go of Daughter Francesca. * For those of you who have gone through this transition with your child, what do you think was the hardest part? How did you deal with it?* What are your thoughts about Lisaās theory that parents* do not own a child, but rather children own themselves, and are merely gifted to parents for a time?
6. Lisa has a house full of animals, and she wouldnāt want it any other way. *Do you have a special animal in your life?* What do you think about the connection Lisa makes between divorces and acquiring animals?
7. Which of Lisaās stories could you relate to the most? Which was your favorite and why? Which one made you laugh out loud? Which one made you cry? Which one would you most likely read to a friend?
8. How is Daughter Francescaās relationship different with Mother Mary than Lisaās? What similarities do you see between Lisa and Daughter Francescaās relationship and Lisa and Mother Maryās? How are they different? Are either of these relationships similar to one in your own life?
9. Lisa and Francesca find everyday moments extraordinary. What are some of your favorite ordinary, extraordinary moments?
10. A great stage actor once said that, āDying is easy, comedy is hard.ā Agree? Do you think itās harder to write humor than straight prose? Why arenāt more memoirs written with humor? Do you think that humor makes a memoir seems less worthy, or ālightweightā? What is the relationship between mirth and pathos?