Keep Your Mouth Shut and Wear Beige: A Novel - Softcover

Seidel, Kathleen Gilles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312367759 ISBN 13: 9780312367756

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009

Synopsis

Darcy Van Aiken is doing fine, thank you. She's an ICU nurse with an "amicable" divorce from her husband Mike, two great kids, a cute little house of her own, and a prescription for Ritalin. When her older son Jeremy gets engaged, Darcy has to figure out if Rose, the bride's mother, is going to be her new best friend or the mother-in-law who insists that all future holidays be celebrated in her home.

Meanwhile Claudia, Darcy's ex-husband's new girlfriend, beautifully dressed with perfect taste, can't help thinking she would make a much better mother-of-the-groom than Darcy.

It's a battle of will and wits. What Darcy learns about herself ―and about family, and friendship―makes for a delicious, hilarious, touching read.

About this title

About the Author:

KATHLEEN GILLES SEIDEL has two daughters and lives in Virginia. She has a Ph.D. in English literature form Johns Hopkins University.

From Publishers Weekly:

Being the mother of the groom isn't quite a snap for divorced nurse Darcy Van Aiken in this gently humorous look at how an upcoming wedding upsets the delicate balance of family relationships. Darcy, a busy mother of three, gets along with ex-husband Mike, likes her oldest son Jeremy's bride-to-be and discovers an unexpected affinity for the bride's wealthy but down-to-earth mother. There's just one flaw in the ointment: Mike's new girlfriend, clothing designer Claudia Postlewaite, is determined use the wedding as a means to boost her professional and social standing. From the moment Claudia begins her campaign and cold-shoulders Darcy, there's trouble afoot, but instead of letting the book turn into a comic tug-of-war, Seidel (A Most Uncommon Degree of Popularity) reveals the traps people-and especially parents-set for themselves in their marriages and lives. The good (Darcy) vs. evil (Claudia) battle here is light, digestible and full of chuckle-inducing moments.
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About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312367759
• ISBN 13: 9780312367756
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288