{"product_id":"grits-girls-raised-in-the-deborah-ford-9780452285064","title":"Grits (Girls Raised in the South) Guide to Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Southern girls' guide to succeeding in life--with a foreword by Fannie Flag.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey're called Sweet Potato Queens, Steel Magnolias, Ya-Ya Sisters, and Southern Belles, but at heart they're just plain Grits--Girls Raised in the South! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Deborah Ford, founder of Grits(R) Inc., reveals the code behind the distinctive--and irresistible--style of the Southern woman. Equal parts sweet sincerity and sharp, sly humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Grits Guide to Life\u003c\/i\u003e is chock-full of Southern charm: advice, true-life stories from honest-to-god \"Grits,\" recipes, humor, quotable wisdom, and more. Readers will learn vital lessons, including: how to eat a watermelon in a sundress; how to drink like a Southern lady (sip... a lot); and the real meaning of PMS (Precious Mood Southerner).\u003cp\u003eThis charming book is destined to become a bible for the Southern girl--whether born and bred, expatriated, or adoptive--and her many admirers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny, wise, charming, and smart...Grits deserves a place on your shelf between \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and the Memphis Junior League cookbook, and I predict in the years to come it will be passed down to daughter along with the family silver and great-grandmother's lace doilies.\"--Fannie Flag, from her foreword to \u003ci\u003eThe Grits Guide to Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452285062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452285064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Deborah Ford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435414335743,"sku":"9780452285064","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d17bf2fe-a612-49de-ab0d-f22436ff3db1.jpg?v=1777150228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grits-girls-raised-in-the-deborah-ford-9780452285064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}