*This charming gem from a more genteel age is an elegant and witty guide to living chicly but cheaply
Marjorie Hillis Libri
Marjorie Hillis emerse come un'autrice pionieristica, celebrata per la sua difesa della donna indipendente. I suoi scritti esplorarono le gioie e le sfide del vivere da soli, spesso con un approccio spiritoso e pratico. Incoraggiò le donne ad abbracciare la libertà e le opportunità che derivavano da una vita senza partner, diventando così una voce per una nuova generazione. Il suo lavoro si distingue per la sua lungimiranza e il suo umorismo, che continuano a risuonare.
"Whether you view your one-woman ménage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it." Thus begins Marjorie Hillis' archly funny, gently prescriptive manifesto for single women. Though it was 1936 when the Vogue editor first shared her wisdom with her fellow singletons, the tome has been passed lovingly through the generations, and is even more apt today than when it was first published. Hillis, a true bon vivant, was sick and tired of hearing single women carping about their living arrangements and lonely lives; this book is her invaluable wake-up call for single women to take control and enjoy their circumstances. Hillis takes readers through the fundamentals of living alone, including the importance of creating a hospitable environment at home, cultivating hobbies that keep her there ("for no woman can accept an invitation every night without coming to grief"), the question of whether single ladies may entertain men at home (the answer may surprise you!), and many more. With engaging chapter titles like "A Lady and Her Liquor" and "The Pleasures of a Single Bed," along with a new preface by author Laurie Graff (You Have to Kiss A Lot of Frogs), LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT is sure to appeal to live-aloners and many other readers alike.
Welchen Vorteil bietet eine dezente und überschaubare Garderobe gegenüber den teuren Saison-Modellen? Und welchen Ehemann kann man sich in Zeiten der Wirtschaftskrise eigentlich leisten? Vogue-Redakteurin Marjorie Hillis hat zahlreiche Tipps und Tricks parat, wie die Frau von damals (und heute!) sparsam leben kann und dabei trotzdem nicht auf die schönen Dinge des Lebens verzichten muss. Von der bezahlbaren und trotzdem angemessenen Bleibe bis hin zum günstigen, aber umso köstlicheren Essen lässt sie kein wichtiges Thema aus und zeigt - stets mit einem Augenzwinkern -, wie man auch mit kleinem Geldbeutel glücklich werden kann. Ein unterhaltsamer Mix aus klugen Ratschlägen und amüsanten Fallbeispielen, verpackt mit einer gehörigen Portion Humor und Noblesse - heute so aktuell wie vor 70 Jahren.
