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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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Contemporary | Non-Fiction Memoir
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 Γ―ΒΏΒ½foolish bravery.Γ―ΒΏΒ½ 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 oneΓ―ΒΏΒ½s wings, Chambers shows that a willingness to fall flat on oneΓ―ΒΏΒ½s 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 imaginationsΓ―ΒΏΒ½no matter what other people (and that little voice inside) may say. Like Chambers herself, theyΓ―ΒΏΒ½ll discover that "what we consider our failures have a surprising ability to charm . . . we are loved for our imperfectionsΓ―ΒΏΒ½for our funny faces and walks and dances and songs."
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