EAT, DRINK AND REMARRY

Mr. Right #1: A financier who “did deals”

Mr. Right #2: A fourth-generation German-Jewish Funeral Director

Mr. Right #3: A handsome, Ivy League educated, award-winning actor

Mr. Right #4: Dr. Perfect, a cardiothoracic surgeon (and the official keeper)

Being an advice columnist means you’ve heard it all. What it does not mean is that you get everything right in your own life. Margo Howard, better known as “Dear Prudence,” then “Dear Margo,” can testify to that. But before being a syndicated columnist, before writing for national magazines, before becoming an advice maven, Margo was the beloved only child of Jules Lederer, the founder of Budget Rent-a-Car, and Eppie Lederer—known to the world as “Ann Landers.”

She was from a time and place where young women went to college and then got married. So that is what she did—and not just once.

EAT, DRINK AND REMARRY is the charming and candid memoir of a woman who goes from blushing bride to rice-scarred veteran. With wit, humor, and 20/20 hindsight she reveals lessons learned from the men in her life. In a no-holds-barred account of the life she’s lived there is confirmation that understanding love, and of course people, comes only when we’re ready, and that sometimes it really is possible to start over and get things just right.

About the author: After starting as a feature writer for the Chicago Tribune, Margo Howard began writing for publications such as the New Republic, the Nation, People, TV Guide, and Good Housekeeping. She returned to her familial roots when she became "Dear Prudence” at Slate. After 8 years she moved to Yahoo News as “Dear Margo.” The column was syndicated in 200 newspapers and at wowowow.com. She lives in Cambridge, MA, with Mr. Right #4.