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Never Sit If You Can Dance
Never Sit If You Can Dance: Lessons from My Mother | Jo Giese
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The perfect Mothers Day gift. Jos mother, Babe, liked to drink, dance, and stay up very late. When the husband she adored went on sales calls, she waited for him in the parking lot, embroidering pillowcases. Jo grew up thinking that the last thing she wanted was to be like her mother. Then it dawned on her that her own happiness was derived in large part from lessons Babe had taught her. Her mother might have had tomato aspic and stewed rhubarb in her fridge, while Jo had organic kale and almond milk in hers, but in more important ways they were much closer in spirit than Jo had once thought. At a turbulent time in America, Never Sit If You Can Dance offers uplifting lessons in old-fashioned civility that will ring true with mothers, daughters, and their families. Told with lighthearted good humor, its a charming tale of the way things used to beand probably still should be.
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ClaireFullerton
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Who among us hasn‘t said, “I could write a book about my mother!” We study our mothers throughout our lives trying to piece together the enigmatic variables that result in their particular formula. For many, it takes a lifetime, yet author Jo Giese has done just this in her delightful collection of first-person essays, Never Sit If You Can Dance, which, as you might suspect, is a line she learned from her mother! Heartwarming and delightful.

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Kappadeemom
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Some good thoughts in this book. The writer shares some of her mom‘s wisdom.

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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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This lovely Little memoir is written by Jo Giese, award-winning radio journalist, author, and former TV reporter. Written about her mother Babe, and the lesson she learned from her. Funny, sweet, and thoughtful. I loved reading this little gem 😊