{"product_id":"9781565125377","title":"The Smartest Woman I Know","description":"\u003cp\u003eIlene Beckerman’s first book “illuminates the experience of an entire generation of women,” wrote the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e in a full page of praise for\u003ci\u003e Love, Loss, and What I Wore\u003c\/i\u003e. It became a bestseller and inspired the hit Off-Broadway play by the same name. Now, Gingy returns with her fifth illustrated treasure, \u003ci\u003eThe Smartest Woman I Know\u003c\/i\u003e—a tribute to the insightful woman who raised her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s been said there’s nobody as smart as an old woman. That’s Gingy’s grandmother, Ettie, though she had no more than a third-grade education. She dispensed unforgettable wisdom to Gingy and her sister, Tootsie, as well as to the customers at her and (her husband) Mr. Goldberg’s stationery and magazine store, where customers ranged from Irish nannies to Sara Delano Roosevelt to Marlene Dietrich. Clever about life and love, food and men, Ettie had advice for everyone, and it didn’t hurt that she got some of her best ideas from talking things over with God, out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for bringing wit and emotion to issues that concern women, depth and poignancy to subjects as seemingly trivial as clothes, beauty, and bridesmaids, Gingy now magically brings the irrepressible Ettie Goldberg to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030730129648,"sku":"9781565125377","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565125377_p0.jpg?v=1763767346","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565125377","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}