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"I often thought to myself, 'If I really want to compete with these guys, I need a wife,'" begins Muffy Mead-Ferro in this ode to the women everywhere who are trying to take care of husbands, children, houses, jobs, bosses, clients, customers-and, oh yes, themselves! In lieu of that much-needed wife of her own, Mead-Ferro finds solace, sanity, and even success by embracing her famous tendency toward slackerdom. Full of personal anecdotes and real-wife wisdom, her latest Confessions offers precious comic relief and an invitation for wives everywhere to join the ranks!
A slacker wife has the wisdom to accept the following: that a little dirt on her kitchen floor doesn't hurt anyone, that wrinkles on her husband's shirt and on her face are perfectly natural and not worth worrying about, that party guests can be just as happy with a bowl of chips as an elaborate salmon mousse, and that over-scheduled equals under-happy. Above all, a slacker wife lets herself have fun being a wife. She has girls' weekends, orders take-out, and takes leisurely walks. And as a result, she, her husband, and her family are happier and healthier-even with a dirty kitchen floor and a wrinkled shirt.
作者简介 Author of the best-selling Confessions of a Slacker Mom, Muffy Mead-Ferro was born into a fourth generation cattle ranching family that has been raising Herefords in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, since the turn of the century. She traded her tractor for a typewriter and has been an advertising copywriter and creative director ever since. She and her husband, Michael, along with kids Belle and Joe live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
媒体推荐 "Clearly, Mead-Ferro's books have hit a nerve with American women." -- Salt Lake Tribune6/6/05
"If you're looking for a justification to kick back...Mead-Ferro's sure to give you all the reassurance you need." -- Salt Lake City MagazineAugust, 2005
"It's sure to have tongues wagging on the real-life Wisteria Lanes." -- USA Today 5/4/05
"Mead-Ferro's indictment is humorous and encouraging." -- Boston Globe7/10/05
"Mead-Ferro's prose is light...she's a deft storyteller." -- Ruminator June/July 2005
"Witty and well written and serves as the perfect companion to the dozens of volumes dedicated to achieving domestic perfection." -- The Weekly Standard7/4/05
"Written with humor and honesty, this work deserves a place in most women's studies collections." -- Library Journal5/1/05
"[A] refreshing take on the role of the superwife." -- Oxygen Magazine July 2005
"[Mead-Ferro's] no-nonsense way of life encourages...A+" -- On-the-Town, September 2005
"[Mead-Ferro] tells it in a friendly, girlfriend-to-girlfriend way." -- Dallas Morning News8/21/05
专业书评 From Publishers Weekly
Being a slacker wife isn't all fun and games. For one thing, she still has to do the grocery shopping, buy the birthday presents and coordinate the family's schedule. But she does get to ignore dirt on the floor, focus on her career and enjoy a girls-only weekend from time to time. Mead-Ferro charmed readers with her Confessions of a Slacker Mom last year, and she's just as terrific in this follow-up as she dispenses comforting advice while still being one of the girls. She adroitly addresses many of the issues confronting modern wives today, from the "thankless if not completely invisible chores... on my list simply because I am the wife," to the covers of certain women's magazines at the checkout line, which "make forty-four-year-old women like myself want to hang ourselves from the rafters with a thong." Mead-Ferro's witty remarks and her book's lighthearted title belie her seriousness as she speaks of the importance of letting go of society's unending pressure to maintain the immaculate lifestyle and letting yourself—and your kids—get dirty and enjoy life. Mead-Ferro's book is a refreshing complement to the hundreds of titles out there that explain how to do it all perfectly. (Apr. 15)
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