An uproarious and tender examination of motherhood, sisterhood, and marriage...the kind of book you shove at people."
Julianna Baggott author of Girl Talk and Which Brings Me to You
"...a fantastic shove-off to the offensive
notion that the emotional workings of
women's lives are mere "chick lit." Smart, achingly funny..."
notion that the emotional workings of
women's lives are mere "chick lit." Smart, achingly funny..."
Katrina Onstad author of
How Happy To Be
How Happy To Be
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Publisher's Weekly
...charming, smart and honest...Gabriele’s writing is sharp...hard to put down.
...charming, smart and honest...Gabriele’s writing is sharp...hard to put down.
Kirkus
...unrivaled at conveying the messy side of motherhood...
***Starred review: Library Journal
...sharply funny and deeply emotional... highly recommended...
...sharply funny and deeply emotional... highly recommended...
the almost archer sisters
...pops with wit and humour, and even the book’s darkest corners are lit with the author’s bright wordplay... bold and hilarious...tragically confessional....
Winnipeg Free Press
...an extremely smart, funny, perceptive... as fine, or finer, than many of the more highly touted Canadian novels published in recent months....this is a beautiful novel...
...an extremely smart, funny, perceptive... as fine, or finer, than many of the more highly touted Canadian novels published in recent months....this is a beautiful novel...
The Globe and Mail
...smart and funny...wise, true a real delight.
...smart and funny...wise, true a real delight.
The Montreal Gazette
...vastly entertaining ... full of triumphs, tragedy
and betrayal... so well written that you even love
the seeming villains.
...vastly entertaining ... full of triumphs, tragedy
and betrayal... so well written that you even love
the seeming villains.
The Edmonton Journal
...a realistic novel about women and the
complexities of their relationships...
...a realistic novel about women and the
complexities of their relationships...
The National Post
...funny... deft... wry...
...funny... deft... wry...
Calgary Herald
...rings true, with well-drawn characters and keen insights.
...rings true, with well-drawn characters and keen insights.
The Vancouver Sun
...explores the sisters' relationship with a snappy wit and refreshing earthiness...impossible not to be completely entranced...
...explores the sisters' relationship with a snappy wit and refreshing earthiness...impossible not to be completely entranced...
***Six weeks on the Canadian bestseller list***
*** NOW Magazine
Lisa Gabriele is frank and funny, and that makes her novels hard to resist.... her rich characters are drawn with razor-sharp precision.
Lisa Gabriele is frank and funny, and that makes her novels hard to resist.... her rich characters are drawn with razor-sharp precision.
"I loved this book." Shelagh Rogers
It's called "Breakfast in Bed" in Italy.
Not sure what that means...but check out the cover. More feet!
