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“An account that is sweetly sentimental and brutally honest, touching and witty—in short, a true gem.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A work that adds great luster to an already golden event.” — The Memphis Commercial Appeal
“Her prose is spare, but rich with meaning and always very honest.” — The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Pithy wit and cute drawings sketch the happy tears, bittersweet memories and flares of anxiety that a daughter’s wedding elicits.” — The Dallas Morning News
The relationship between a mother and daughter is often fraught— but never so much as during the preparations for that walk down the aisle. Ilene Beckerman has taken that walk with three daughters and tells us—with great wisdom and wit—why childbirth is less painful than planning a wedding.
Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress Reviews
| 31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:  An absolute "must-read" for any Mother of the Bride, By This review is from: Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress (Hardcover) As the mother of a recently engaged daughter (my first, so this is very new to me!), I'm heading for the bookstores and the libraries to read up on how to plan a wedding. In the midst of books about what the maid of honor's duties are, lists of lists, pages of worksheets, and tomes about every single thing that a successful wedding...There stands a small pink book that has a cover illustration which communicates as succinctly as the subtitle "The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress." This book is 156 pages long, but can be read in an hour or so (including time to linger over illustrations and time to laugh some hearty laughs and shed a few tears). Ilene Beckerman is not only the author of this book, but its illustrator as well. And that's part of the beauty of this book; the drawings are so perfectly entwined in the text. It's a rare and very special author who can have you laughing one second and crying the next - especially when the author... Read more 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful: A Great Gift, By BeachReader (Delaware) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress (Hardcover) When my daughter became engaged, I got three copies of this book as gifts. I loved it so much that I have given away the two extra copies that I received to friends who will soon be MOBs! The book is so real, so funny, so poignant. It succinctly summed up the relationship between mothers and daughters as it detailed the intricate and involved planning process for today's weddings. I loved the way Beckerman gave us glimpses of her daughter's growing-up years. I felt every feeling the author was feeling --- I laughed, I cried, and I called my daughter to read portions to her. And today....I found the perfect dress!!! 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: A mother, a daughter, a wedding -- the story, By Norma Jaffe (Norfolk, Virginia) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress (Hardcover) Having married off my three daughters in the past decade made reading and reviewing this latest witty masterpiece from Ilene Beckerman a delight ! Never having met Ilene Beckerman, I was convinced after reading her first book entitled Love, Loss, and What I wore, that we were soulmates. My God, I grew up in NYC and went to PS 80 !This cemented my feelings after she announced that the "bride" now has two daughters of her own - just like my "bride". Her clever style of writing combined with her joyful life experiences add up to a roller coaster fun-filled ride through life's ups and downs. Buy it, you'll love it and then you will rush right out to buy her previous two books which are equally tickling. What will come next might be a hilarious "Grandmother" book - |
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