Not Pretty Enough: The Unlikely Triumph of Helen Gurley Brown
by Gerri Hirshey
Hardcover- $17.87

When Helen Gurley Brown’s Sex and the Single Girl first appeared in 1962, it whistled into buttoned-down America like a bombshell: Brown ...

Overall rating:

 

How would you rate this book?

Member ratings

 
  "Lots of discussion" by [email protected] (see profile) 09/22/16

One person walked into the room and said, 'I just didn't like her much'. We have met as a book club for many years but have never read a biography. It's very different, of course, from fiction or memoir type nonfiction. We had a fairly long discussion with very different opinions about Helen Gurley Brown. Should she be included alongside Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinam in the women's movement? It was a good choice for our group after a summer hiatus.

MEMBER LOGIN
Remember me
BECOME A MEMBER it's free

Now serving over 80,000 book clubs & ready to welcome yours. Join us and get the Top Book Club Picks of 2022 (so far).

SEARCH OUR READING GUIDES Search
Search
FEATURED EVENTS
PAST AUTHOR CHATS
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Get free weekly updates on top club picks, book giveaways, author events and more
Please wait...