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Advice to a Young Wife from an Old Mistress
In an age bent on gratuitously parading around the explicit facts of sex, and at a time when marriage vows are discarded like old socks, Advice to a Young Wife from an Old Mistress whispers subtler facts - the unspoken dynamics of relationships, the emotional capacities of our partners and the understated eloquence that endows romance and sexuality with its mystery, nuance...more
Paperback, 110 pages
Published
August 1st 1996
by HarperCollins Canada / General
(first published 1968)
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I love love love this little book about love and relationships. Read it. Buy it. Get several copies for your friends.
a must read for all women, especially the ones with a tendency to lose themselves in relationships with men
Mar 18, 2009
Reb
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I was blessed to have the opportunity to work with Linda Stanton a few years ago. Linda was one of those rare sages in life that leaves you wondering what your life would be like if you had never met. Linda inspired me and taught me so many things that listing them or trying to explain them would never do her memory justice. Linda passed away last year and the last night i saw her she gave me this book. She told me that she had searched high and low for copies of it because it was out of print b...more
Dec 06, 2007
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Recommends it for:
everyone that also owns a thesaurus
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"Reading this book is like getting good advice from a close friend. Not only does the author have extremely good insight on relationships, but she also knows what it means to be happy in life whether you are by yourself or involved with another person. The most impressive facet of the book is that the author has realized that there is no one right way to live and thus manages to convey her ideas in such a way that no matter what the reader's mindset is at the outset, ea...more
"Reading this book is like getting good advice from a close friend. Not only does the author have extremely good insight on relationships, but she also knows what it means to be happy in life whether you are by yourself or involved with another person. The most impressive facet of the book is that the author has realized that there is no one right way to live and thus manages to convey her ideas in such a way that no matter what the reader's mindset is at the outset, ea...more
A short book, from the point of view of an old mistress, talking to a wife about relationships and happiness. Originally published in 1968, it speaks about the need to be one's own person in whatever relationship... and has a certain amount of realpolitik in describing the relations between men and women. Adultery exists, it says, and the mistress is less protected than the wife, but thus more self-reliant and living life more honestly. A bit dark, but ultimately hopeful about the possibility of...more
It's interesting to read the thoughts of someone who identifies herself as Victorian on love and marriage in the Mad Men era.
Total crap
Mar 31, 2008
Nicole Labry
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I realize how bad the title sounds. I picked this up at my hair salon one day not too long ago and was too engrossed after reading a section out of the middle to leave it alone. I ended up buying a copy and I've been saving it thinking it will be a good one to bring to an all-girl book club that I (sporadically) belong to...
loved it!
Everything I would say to a young bride, or any woman ... Find Yourself! That's what makes you attractive!
So much wisdom! Female author, despite the name.
A fascinating book.
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