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A Girl's Guide to Love, Life and Foolish Bravery
Broadway
April 2006
256 pages
ISBN: 0385512120
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir | Contemporary
In a society that puts so much emphasis on perfection,
Veronica Chambers mischievously casts aside the
guilt-inducing litany of "shoulda, coulda, woulda" that
seems to define modern-day life and replaces it with a
resounding call to live with �foolish bravery.� Refreshingly
open about the personal failures and limitations that once
weighed her down with shame, Chambers describes how she
turned her less-than-perfect qualities into sources of
delight and satisfaction. From belting out off-key
renditions of torch songs while washing the dishes to seeing
even the most unlikely career opportunity as a chance to
spread one�s wings, Chambers shows that a willingness to
fall flat on one�s face heightens the joys of everyday life
and opens a new, wonderfully liberating perspective on work,
motherhood, aging, friendship, failure, and success. With a winning combination of lighthearted anecdotes and
heartfelt musings, Chambers encourages readers to follow her
example and do the things that tickle their fancies and fire
their imaginations�no matter what other people (and that
little voice inside) may say. Like Chambers herself, they�ll
discover that "what we consider our failures have a
surprising ability to charm . . . we are loved for our
imperfections�for our funny faces and walks and dances and
songs."
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