Best friends, occasional enemies : the lighter side of life as a mother and daughter

Scottoline, Lisa. (Author). Serritella, Francesca Scottoline (Added Author).

Summary: From the "New York Times"--Bestselling writing team comes a hilarious new collection of essays that observe life from a mother/daughter perspective.

Record details

ISBN: 9780312651633 (hc.)
ISBN: 9781250013866
Physical Description: print
viii, 278 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The occasional enemies part -- We all are Ferraris -- All's fair in love and wardrobe -- Empowered -- Picture day -- Can this marriage be saved? -- Meow -- Holy moly -- Cover me -- Mother Mary and the retirement village -- The suburbs are killing me -- The mothership -- Brush off -- Love and worry -- Getting it straight -- The heart of a gambler -- Clipped -- Mother Mary hears the worst -- Half-full -- Mother Mary and the terrorists -- Twit-willow -- Grainy -- In which we lose Angie, and nothing's funny -- Banana fanna fo -- Mousetrap -- Pilgrim's progress -- You can't touch this -- Security complex -- Mousetrap part II ... this time it's personal -- This old homebody -- Little dog, big pill -- The flying Scottolines reach out -- Don't look now -- Mousetrap part III ... modicum of solace -- Accomodating -- Home team -- Running on empty -- Control issues -- My daughter moved out, so why am I still lactating? -- I refuse to dress up for the mall -- Mother Mary and the Christmas standoff -- Busy signal -- 'Twas the night before.