Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations and Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots

By Autumn Stephens

A ribald collection of bon mots on everything from bras to babies, shopping to sex, menopause to men, and politics to parties...

“I’m everything you were afraid your little girl would grow up to be—and your little boy.” —Bette Midler 

“The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing—and then they marry him.” —Cher

“I am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.” —Bette Davis 

“You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.” —Billie Holiday

“I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.” —Gilda Radner 

These wild words—from strippers, CEOs, poets, senators, and every kind of woman in between—make delectable reading for sassy, untamable, and fabulous women everywher

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
• Release date: Sep 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781609259792

Autumn Stephens

Autumn Stephens is the editor of Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick and the Wild Women series of biography and humor. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and various newspapers and magazines. A former book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle, Autumn leads book group discussions and conducts writing workshops for women with cancer. She lives in Berkeley with her husband and two children.

Reviews for Wild Words from Wild Women

[kraysaulis · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not a book you read just once. It's a book you pick up and skim through when trying to find the right words to describe something all the time.

[rampaginglibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a fun little quote book from the wild women series--i'm not sure about the authority index though because some of it smacks of apocropha/urban legend and i like to know whereof i speak although sometimes truth and fact can ruin a good story.