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Margaret Dilloway

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Margaret Dilloway is the author of HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and the upcoming THE CARE AND HANDLING OF ROSES WITH THORNS (August 2012).

Dilloway lives in Southern California with her husband and their three young children. Her blog, “American Housewife,” can be found on her website, www.margaretdilloway.com.


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“Mothers were the only ones you could depend on to tell the whole, unvarnished truth.”
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“You are right to be afraid," he said, "but where does this fear lead you? Nowhere. You must let go of fear.”
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“In some instances, it may unfortunately be necessary for a Wife to seek outside employment, such as when the husband is dismembered or is dead.”
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Beth Hi Margaret,
Thanks for befriending this fellow Goodreads author!


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