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    Aunt Epp's Guide for Life: From Chastity to Copper Kettles, Musings of a Victorian Lady
    Aunt Epp's Guide for Life: From Chastity to Copper Kettles, Musings of a Victorian Lady
    Aunt Epp's Guide for Life: From Chastity to Copper Kettles, Musings of a Victorian Lady
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    Aunt Epp's Guide for Life: From Chastity to Copper Kettles, Musings of a Victorian Lady

    By Elspeth Marr

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    Elspeth Marr (1871-1947) - also known as Aunt Epp - was the great-great-aunt of acclaimed author Christopher Rush, who only knew her for two brief years before her death. Long after Aunt Epp passed away, Christopher's mother discovered the boxes of papers and diaries written by Aunt Epp to an unnamed 'young girl' in her life, which now make up Aunt Epp's Guide For Life. Aunt Epp penned her life lessons, which form a fascinating glimpse of Victorian life, over sixty years. Sassy and opinionated, Aunt Epp was not afraid to voice her views and give her advice on topics ranging from adultery to wrinkles God to genitals and the uses of sperm to 'softening of the member'. In a time when mentioning such things would be deemed unladylike and improper Epp leaves nothing unsaid. It is a true testament to the changing times that Epp's guide can now be published, enjoyed and put to use by everyone - and that even by today's standards, no question is too squeamish for Epp's shrewd commentary.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael O'Mara
    Release dateSep 30, 2011
    ISBN9781843178316
    Aunt Epp's Guide for Life: From Chastity to Copper Kettles, Musings of a Victorian Lady

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    • 1/5
      I'm deeply skeptical about this, and I can't articulate precisely why. Not because I disbelieve that a Victorian could hold these opinions, certainly not. But there's something... I don't know, precious, something that smacks of patting old ladies on the head here. "Look how cute my old auntie was, so modern talking about sex and wine!" Meh.

      The whole book made me roll my eyes. I want more back story, more information about Elspeth, more context. More than darling little opinions on how shoving a hot leek up someone's butt works as a last-ditch cure for hemorrhoids.

      Again, I have no idea why this book excited my inner cynic, but it surely did. It may well be every bit as charming as the rest of the Goodreads community found it, and the fault mine.
    • 4/5
      Very funny, as well as informative in a way.

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