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A collection of essays that are like being seated beside the most entertaining guest at a dinner party (Atlanta Journal Constitution)—from the New York Times bestselling author of American Housewives

“Thank you Helen Ellis for writing down the Southern Lady Code so that others may learn.” —Ann Patchett, bestselling author of The Dutch House

Helen Ellis has a mantra: “If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way.” Say “weathered” instead of “she looks like a cake left out in the rain” and “I’m not in charge” instead of “they’re doing it wrong.”

In these twenty-three raucous essays, Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a Burberry trench coat, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a

Southern Lady Code Essays

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      Publisher Anchor Books
      Published 28 April 2020
      ISBN-13 9780525562924
      978-0525562924
      ISBN-10 0525562923
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      Dating and relationships Relationships and families: advice, topics and issues Humour Humour collections and anthologies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of essays that are like being seated beside the most entertaining guest at a dinner party (Atlanta Journal Constitution)—from the New York Times bestselling author of American Housewives

      “Thank you Helen Ellis for writing down the Southern Lady Code so that others may learn.” —Ann Patchett, bestselling author of The Dutch House

      Helen Ellis has a mantra: “If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way.” Say “weathered” instead of “she looks like a cake left out in the rain” and “I’m not in charge” instead of “they’re doing it wrong.”

      In these twenty-three raucous essays, Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a Burberry trench coat, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a

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