"[Quindlen] serves up generous portions of her wise, commonsensical, irresistibly quotable take on life." -- NPR

This edition includes an exclusive conversation between Meryl Streep and Anna Quindlen.

In this irresistible memoir, Anna Quindlen writes about a woman's life, from childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age. Considering -- and celebrating -- everything from marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, parenting, faith, loss, to all the stuff in our closets, and more, Quindlen says for us here what we may wish we could have said ourselves. As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen uses her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages. Quindlen talks about:

Marriage: "A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn't believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation."

Girlfriends: "Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. "

Our bodies: "I've finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come."

Parenting: "Being a parent is not transactional. We do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us."

Candid, funny, and moving, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is filled with the sharp insights and revealing observations that have long confirmed Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.

• We started tracking this book on February 22, 2012.
• This book was $12.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 198 times in the past 4,465 days.
• The current price of this book is $11.99 last checked 2 hours ago.
• This book is at its lowest price in the past 90 days.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $7.99.
• The lowest price to date was $2.99 last reached on April 26, 2021.
• This book has been $2.99 2 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on June 13, 2017.
• This book has been $14.99 one time since we started tracking it.

• Parenting & RelationshipsFamily RelationshipsMotherhood
• Biographies & MemoirsWomen
• Parenting & Relationships

• Publication Date: April 24, 2012
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 209 Pages
• File Size: 2,295 KB