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Gallery Books
November 2013
On Sale: November 19, 2013
288 pages
ISBN: 1476722110
EAN: 9781476722115
Kindle: B00A27X7A6
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Non-Fiction Memoir
She’s blond, beautiful, and brazenly honest— one of the
boldest cast members of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of
New York City and most talked-about stars of reality TV.
From the moment Aviva Drescher stepped her prosthetic leg
into the spotlight, she sparked controversy and ratings.
Now, for the first time, the native New Yorker stands on her
own two feet to speak out on her fascinating life.
With true courage, Aviva tells the story of how she lost
her foot in a barn accident at the age of six and the
numerous—sometimes bizarre— attempts to reattach it. After a
trip to India to be “cured” by a famous mystic, young Aviva
learned to use fashion and style to draw attention away from
her prosthesis. She fled to Paris in her early twenties,
where she transformed herself into a wild club chick and
danced on tables with the crème de la crème of the big-hair
supermodel era.
Through a series of tumultuous
relationships, Aviva had four children by two husbands,
changed religions, got a law degree, and became an
entrepreneur. All the while, she wrestled with chronic panic
attacks and phobias (it’s not easy being terrified of
elevators in Manhattan), and a few savage Law &
Order–worthy civil courtroom dramas. The real terror of
Aviva’s life, though, was her mother’s debilitating
alcoholism. Thanks to her loving husband, Reid Drescher,
Aviva came to terms with her mother’s early death, got a
grip on her anxieties, and found the strength to show the
world who she really is.
In this no-holds-barred
memoir, Aviva bravely exposes the truth about her many
medical and elective surgeries, and what really happens
behind the scenes of reality TV. She also answers many
frequently asked questions about amputees: How much does
your prosthesis cost? How often do you replace it? Do you
have sex with the leg on or off?
Filled with Aviva’s
trademark wit, wisdom, and no-nonsense candor, Leggy
Blonde is a story that stands all on its own. Aviva Drescher is elegant, sophisticated, well educated, and
drop-dead gorgeous. And although we all know her as the
newest upstart from the Real Housewives reality show, there
is much more to her than meets the eye.While Aviva is no
stranger to controversy, the person beneath the persona is a
woman of substance with a fascinating past that is told for
the first time in this smart, funny, and beautifully written
memoir. Aviva Drescher is far more than just a Leggy Blonde.
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