The Fabulous Girl's Guide to Life

by Kim Izzo

"The Fabulous Girl's Guide To Life" is fully of witty, incisive and helpful advice for the thoroughly modern woman. It covers many of the dilemmas and tricky situations a Fabulous Girl will encounter as she moves on to the next stage of her life, and will resonate with women everywhere. It changing careers how to work with someone who undermines you; business trip etiquette; getting better service; how to develop your own fashion style; what to do when two friends split up; how to tell friend to stop drinking/lose weight; making booty calls; dating someone with kids; career conflicts in a relationship; how to break up with style; last-minute entertaining; and how to survive family gatherings and end family feuds. And woven through the books is the continuing story of the Fabulous Girl herself.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Kim Izzo is an author, screenwriter and journalist. She is the 2016 winner of the prestigious HUMANITAS Prize: New Voices and the 2016 Telefilm Canada New Voices Award. Izzo is the author of two romantic comedy novels, the best-selling The Jane Austen Marriage Manual, which has been optioned for film, and My Life in Black and White. She is also the co-author of two etiquette books, the international bestseller The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum and The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Grace Under Pressure. As an etiquette expert, Izzo has made numerous television appearances, including Oprah! and The Today Show. She has been a magazine editor and journalist for more than fifteen years. Seven Days in May is her third novel.

Reviews

[Alexis Arian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was wonderful, informative and set the tone for being a cosmopolitan woman with class. There were certain pieces of advice regarding situations that a fabulous girl would never be in, but I digress. Great read anyway.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious about how a girl should behave in life's sometimes very sticky situation. Laugh-out-loud funny!!

[Bobbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first book and there are definitely some things in here I didn't think an FG would get up to, but a good, fun read nonetheless. While the first book was really indispensable, this second one, while it has it moments, was a little bland. My favourite was the advice on the last few pages.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mind-numbingly boring. It's a guide for every girl on how to function without messing up, most of which is common sense. Thing is, the author keeps telling women to smile sweetly at their husband and not to argue with them. Reads like a 1920s ideal housewife book.

[bitchrepublic · Rating 3 out of 5]

hmmmm - was fun for awhile