on Mar 21st, 2006This Little Old Lady Says Magritte Your Own Business
After reading the title of this book, I started wondering about the target reader/buyer. Is it a little old lady sitting at home, alone, watching TV and unaware of her little old lady status? Or does this little old lady lie in the perception of a son or daughter who look at their grandmother and think, “If only that little old lady would just realize she’s a little old lady and needs a major makeover.”
Instead of a book, maybe all that little old lady needs is a Rene Magritte sense of humor and a t-shirt that reads: This is NOT a little old lady.
Now that would be a sly little old lady too busy to worry about whether you’re imposing YOUR perception on her little old lady life. Thank you very much!
We’ve all seen her. She’s hunched forward, her blue hair is tucked neatly under a plastic rain bonnet, she’s clutching expired coupons, and she’s discussing her latest health problems over lunch. She’s a little old lady . . . and she’s coming your way at 2 m.p.h. Little old ladies have elastic waistbands on all their slacks. They save rubber bands, remember 15-cent McDonald’s hamburgers, and have never seen a public rest room that was clean enough.
How Not to Become a Little Old Lady is for any woman who is proud to have escaped little old ladyhood, and it’s the perfect, lighthearted gift to give women in danger of slipping into those awful little old lady tendencies. The charming illustrations from Adrienne Hartman perfectly capture the senior syndrome. Say good-bye to little old ladies who pass off their liver spots as beauty marks and say hello to this fresh and fun gift book.
