Kay West Livres

384pages. 20x12x3cm. Broché.

In 2005, a six-year-old girl named Danielle was removed from her Florida home after authorities found her living in bug-ridden squalor, subjected to horrific neglect and so damaged by her own mother that recovery seemed hopeless. In 2007, Bernie and Diane Lierow adopted her and transformed her life.

How to Raise a Lady is an invaluable resource for parents who hopetheir little girls will grow up to be the kind of women who know which fork touse, how to treat others, and will generally make their parents proud. How to Raise a Lady focuses on real-life topics such as sleepovers;sex, religion, and politics; and saying "please" and "thankyou." The book

The day she was born, you dreamed of all that lay ahead. You envisioned a gracious young girl—the sort of daughter other parents admire—one who knows how to make charming conversation and when to hold her tongue. Polite and considerate, your daughter would know exactly how to behave, whether she was at the ballet with her grandmother or in the stands at a Friday night football game. But that tiny pink bundle wasn’t born knowing the finer points of being a lady. She needs your guidance . . . because honestly, she’ll never know how much perfume is too much or how much gratitude is too little if you don’t explain. Explore these timeless fundamentals of grace, thoughtfulness, and appropriate behavior, and pass along the lessons to your young lady in-the-making.