{"product_id":"southern-lady-code-essays-paperback","title":"Southern Lady Code: Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays that are \"like being seated beside the most entertaining guest at a dinner party\" (\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal Constitution)--\u003c\/i\u003ef\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003erom \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thank you Helen Ellis for writing down the Southern Lady Code so that others may learn.\" --Ann Patchett, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 drag queen. While she may have left Alabama for New York City, Helen Ellis is clinging to her Southern accent like mayonnaise to white bread, and offering readers a hilarious, completely singular view on womanhood for both sides of the Mason-Dixon.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHELEN ELLIS is the author of \u003ci\u003eBring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Lady Code, American Housewife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEating the Cheshire Cat.\u003c\/i\u003e Raised in Alabama, she lives with her husband in New York City. She is a poker player and a plant lady. You can find her on Twitter @WhatIDoAllDay and Instagram @HelenEllisAuthor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47225197494521,"sku":"9780525562924","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dGhqUnJDU0k5dnBNTlBvaHNoLzNQdz09.webp?v=1768242100","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/southern-lady-code-essays-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}