Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick
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As the endearing and witty star of the beloved John Hughes “brat pack” classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, Molly Ringwald defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak. Now a wife and mother of three, and a star on the current hit television drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Molly is facing a new angst-inducing time in her life—her fortieth birthday! Encouraging every woman to become “the sexiest, funniest, smartest, well dressed, and most confident woman that you can be,” Molly shares a lifetime of experience in a vibrant, fun, stylish, and sexy collection of intimate stories and candid advice: Getting the Pretty Back, a fully illustrated “girlfriend’s guide” to life.
Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vogue, and she is the author of the bestselling novel-in-stories When It Happens to You. She previously translated Lie with Me, a novel by Philippe Besson.
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Reviews for Getting the Pretty Back
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very cute book. Not a lot of new info but I LOVED the illustrations.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5There were parts of the book that were cute and other parts that were droll. What I did like it her individuality; she stresses the point of women not forgetting who they are, and not sacrificing themselves.
She isn't perfect and shares some of her faux pas.
I found her Paris stint interesting and the wine segment not applicable, so I skipped it.
In the end, she explains that as a person and parent, she's still learning. Aren't we all?
It was a quick and easy read. Part of why I liked it is she reminds me a lot of my youngest aunt.