Lucia van der Post has dispensed advice on living stylishly for more than three decades and her common sense confidence and wit have garnered her legions of fans worldwide. A bestseller in the United Kingdom Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me offers--in van der Post s distinctively warm aphoristic style--everything a woman needs to know about living well with elegance and glamour. Leaving no aspect of a woman s life unconsidered sections include How to Work and Have a Life; Cheap Chic; Ten Easy Main Courses; How to Wear Black; and Love Marriage and Happiness.