I’ve Got Sand in All the Wrong Places Published by St. Martin’s Press on July 12th 2016
Pages: 320
Format: eARC
Goodreads
Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said of the fifth book in the series, Have a Nice Guilt Trip, “Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives once again and better than ever. You will identify with these tales of guilt and fall in love with them and fierce (grand) Mother Mary.” This seventh volume will not disappoint as it hits the humorous and poignant note that fans have come to expect from the beloved mother-daughter duo.
Lisa Scottoline is one of my favorite authors and every time she has a new book out, I want to read it. Usually though, I read legal thriller type Lisa Scottoline books so this one was a twist for me! The book is actually written by Lisa Scottoline and her daughter, Francesca Serritella, called I’ve Got Sand In All the Wrong Places.
In this great collection of stories, Lisa and Francesca tackle subjects like love, sex, dating, traveling, health, food, clothes and more. Very honestly, I didn’t know Lisa wrote this type of book, but she sure does, and does a great job it seeing as this is her seventh book of this kind! The material for stories comes from the Philadelphia Enquirer Sunday column that Lisa (and sometimes her daughter Francesca) write.
Each chapter is full of light but emotional anecdotes and provide a range of thoughts both from the young perspective and the – well, experienced perspective. I loved how Lisa and Francesca exchange banter throughout the book as well.
These short stories are based on their life experiences and are sprinkled with lots of humor and are definitely one of those “must reads” for your summer beach bag! I loved that Lisa and Francesca share their “ordinary” lives with readers in the stories so we can connect with them on a person to person basis. I also loved how it seemed that no subject was off limits either – they dish it all in this book and that makes for fun reading.
LISA SCOTTOLINE is a New York Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author of more than twenty novels and coauthor of several humor memoirs in this series. She also writes a Sunday column for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She has 30 million copies of her books in print, and is published in thirty countries. She lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with an array of disobedient pets.
FRANCESCA SERRITELLA is a New York Times bestselling author and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where she won the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize, the Le Baron Russell Briggs Fiction Prize, and the Charles Edmund Horman Prize for her creative writing.
She lives in New York with one dog and one cat, so far.Lisa and her daughter, Francesca Serritella, have teamed up to bring their hilarious and witty perspective on the everyday life as mother and daughter in their weekly essays, which you can find in their latest collection, Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?
With stories that will have you laughing out loud one minute and tearing up the next, Lisa and Francesca connect with readers on a deeply emotional level because of their honesty, warts and all.
And by the time you turn the last page, you will feel like you just found two new best girlfriends.
Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a digital copy of this book for review! It was fun!
It would be great if you would stay connected with me!! You can follow me on Twitter @DebiL1611, like me on Facebook at 2014 and Beyond, circle me on Google+, follow me on Tumblr, Instagram and Bloglovin’, subscribe on YouTube, or connect with me on LinkedIn and Pinterest.
Please make sure to visit my homepage and subscribe to my blog for more great posts on running, fitness and lifestyle topics as well as food, product, music and book reviews, and more!
