Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - ISBN: 9780099559030
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Aging brings wisdom, joy, and a hilariously honest perspective on life.

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    16 May 2013

Summary

An irresistible memoir from Anna Quindlen - New York Times bestseller and author of Every Last One

In Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, New York Times bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen shares the events of her own life to illuminate our own. From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen tells life as she has lived it. She acknowledges the passing years, from the generational shrinking of underwear to facing the fact that her knees …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099559030
ISBN-10:009955903X
Author:Anna Quindlen
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Windmill Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:16 May 2013
Weight:149g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 13mm
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Critics Review

Like having an older, wiser siser of favorite aunt over for a cup of tea … A graceful look at growing older from a wise and accomplished writer .

Like having an older, wiser siser of favorite aunt over for a cup of teaA graceful look at growing older from a wise and accomplished writer. * Kirkus *
A laugh-out-loud book .. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake renews and restores our zest for life. * The Washington Independent Review of Books *
Wise and inspiringQuindlen masterfully and beautifully sums up the best parts of aging. * Huffington Post *
Quindlen will delight her steadfast readers with this pithy, get-real memoir. * Booklist *

About The Author

Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, non-fiction, and self-help bestseller lists. Her book A Short Guide to a Happy Life has sold more than a million copies.

While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections: Living Out Loud and Thinking Out Loud. Her Newsweek columns were collected in Loud and Clear. She is the author of six novels: Object Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, and Every Last One.

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