Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman

Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman

Product Type: Book

Product Price: $21.99

Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

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Description

A hilarious collection of stories from the life of the New York Times bestselling author of Look Again

At last, together in one collection, are Lisa Scottoline’s wildly popular Philadelphia Inquirer columns. In her column, Lisa lets her hair down, roots and all, to show the humorous side of life from a woman’s perspective. The Sunday column debuted in 2007 and on the day it started, Lisa wrote, “I write novels, so I usually have 100,000 words to tell a story. In a column there’s only 700 words. I can barely say hello in 700 words. I’m Italian.” The column gained momentum and popularity. Word of mouth spread, and readers demanded a collection. Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog is that collection. Seventy vignettes. Vintage Scottoline.
In this collection, you’ll laugh about:
• Being caught braless in the emergency room
• Betty and Veronica’s Life Lessons for Girls
• A man’s most important body part
• Interrupting as an art form
• A religion men and women can worship
• Real estate ads as porn
• Spanx are public enemy number one
• And so much more about life, love, family, pets, and the pursuit of jeans that actually fit!

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-27
Summary: "Excellent Read!"

Love this book. It is funny, charming, and real. It is a hard book to put down!

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-12
Summary: "A Fun Look at Life - Great for Quickly De-Stressing"

I purchased this on a whim - had read a few Lisa Scottoline mysteries & enjoyed them. What a happy surprise this was. It is the perfect book to keep by the bed and read on & off. Also great while waiting in the car to pick up kids, etc. and for travel. It's much funnier than I anticipated & the chapters (her actual columns) are short enough to read one or several at a time. Each one leaves you feeling a little happier & less stressed with your own life. It is now my go to "cheer up" gift for my women friends.

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-07
Summary: "Good summer reading!"

Saw this in a bookstore and bought it for my wife; it looked like something she would enjoy. But she didn't read it. It just sat there. So one day when I was bored and had nothing else to read, I gave it a try. And then kept reading. Through the book once and then again. Simply put, it's a humorous and charming book, much (if I may say so) like Erma Bombeck of many years ago albeit less cutesy and somewhat less sappy. (Sorry, Erma.) It's just a collection of humorous and insightful essays about modern life. Makes (if I may say so) a great bathroom reader. (Sorry Lisa.) I can't say that everyone, particularly other men, will find it so entertaining, but I've quite enjoyed it (and my wife has since as well). If Scottoline came out with a sequel, I'd buy it.

Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-07-06
Summary: "Light, funny read"

This was not a literary classic, but it was a light fun book. Author Lisa Scottoline compiled a group of columns she had written for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She opens her book with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, "Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!" Her topics cover everything from her pets (dogs and chickens), ex-husbands (thing one and thing two), to motherhood, aging and her gay brother, Frank. Some are thought provoking and heart warming and others are just plain funny. It was a nice light read between classics or heavier literary works.

Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-07-05
Summary: "Sassy!"

I have long enjoyed Scottoline's legal thrillers, but I was somewhat surprised to see this new genre for her. I hadn't been aware that she'd written a column for the Philadelphia paper for some time. Her wit and sass does not disappoint in this collection of short personal essays on motherhood, daughterhood, and life in general.

Hearing her read her own words makes it like sitting down for a cup of coffee with a favorite girlfriend. Whether she's musing on women's underwear or on room service, her spunky voice comes through loud and clear. Part Erma Bombeck, part Dave Barry, 100 percent funny!

I am delighted I discovered this collection, and look forward to reading more of her non-fiction in the future.