“Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives.” –Delia Ephron, bestselling author The bestselling and “perennially hilarious” mother-daughter team is back with a new collection of stories from their real lives, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Join Lisa and Francesca as they regret drunk-shopping online, try smell-dating, and explore the freedom of a … freedom of a hiatus from men – a Guyatus. They offer a fresh and funny take on the triumphs and facepalm moments of modern life, showing that when it comes to navigating the crazy world we live in, you’re always your own best lifeguard.
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Collection of stories by the Mother/Daughter team. Some are lol funny, but all are entertaining. Good book for beach, or to read between barker books as a getaway, or if you need a little light read!
I loved I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella. I have listened to all of their books and cannot wait for the next one to come out. They are funny, light-hearted, and real. I feel like Lisa and Francesca and I could be best friends! That is who it felt when I listened to this book. It felt like I was hanging out with my girlfriends listening to them tell their crazy stories. Talk about belly laughs! I highly recommend this book and the other 7 that came before this one. You won’t regret it!
Erma Bombeck you have two worthy successors who capture daily plights with deft humor, empathy, and entertainment for the reader. These are short, anecdotal stories that are absolute page turners. Beware of reading this in a crowd because guffaws and outbursts of laughter and sometimes poignant tears are guaranteed.
I don’t know what I expected from this book – I don’t generally like short stories, but I do like memoir tidbits and personal narratives. But this one didn’t read like any of those things – it read like a series of personal growth columns or blog blurbs. The pieces were anecdotes, not so much stories. I’d start enjoying one and it would end within a page or two of beginning. And some of them, well, let’s just say I was glad they were so short…
I have tried reading Lisa Scottoline before; her books are very popular, but her writing has never held me. I don’t know why – I have enjoyed similar authors, and generally like a beach-read mystery/thriller as much as the next girl, but for some reason I have never connected with her fiction. I was intrigued by the idea of a mother/daughter duo of stories about life though, so picked this one up anyway. I will admit that I found the writing easier going in this book than in her fiction – BUT the style/format didn’t resonate with me any more than in her other books. These felt a little too pithy, like they were trying to be world-wise and sagacious, when they were instead just tidbits and teasers about stories in the women’s lives…
My expectations may have been the issue here – there’s nothing wrong with the book or the writing, it just didn’t catch my attention. I think it’s also possible that she’s just not an author for me…
I laughed !!! I cried !!! I laughed till I cried !!! And, I wanted More !!! I am a loyal reader of Lisa Scottoline yet this is my first book authored by she and her daughter, Francesca Serritella. I will now fix that mistake. This collection of ‘their own’ stories can make a bad period just a bit easier. Each story brings insight and/or memories as they share their own life experiences. While reminding us, It’s ok To Be Your Own Lifeguard. It’s a visit to nostalgia worth taking. The type of book that gets reread !!!