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Highlights
- The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life humor inspiration for television's Dame EdnaMarjorie Bligh is the ninety-five-year-old Martha Stewart you didn't know you were missing.
- About the Author: Danielle Wood was born in Tasmania in 1972.
- 224 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Women
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About the Book
The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life Dame Edna. Marjorie Bligh designed two homes and a museum devoted to her creations, worked for half a century as a journalist and columnist, and raised two sons, all while building a devoted following.Book Synopsis
The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life humor inspiration for television's Dame Edna
Marjorie Bligh is the ninety-five-year-old Martha Stewart you didn't know you were missing. Does your goldfish have constipation? Feed it Epsom salts. Have you run out of blush? Cut a beet in half and slap it on your cheeks. Are there possums in your ceiling? Housewife Superstar will tell you how to get them out. Famous for never wasting a thing, Marjorie crochets her bedspreads from plastic bags and used panty hose, and protects the plants in her garden with bras. In 1958, upon entering the food and craft contests at her town show, she won in seventy-eight categories; the next year she won in seventy-two but was denied the trophy by jealous rivals.
Review Quotes
"I don't think Edna has ever admired anyone as much as she admires Marjorie Bligh." --Barry Humphries (Dame Edna)
"Prepare to become obsessed with Marjorie. She's a human fascinator--one she made herself." --Kaz Cooke, author of Real GorgeousAbout the Author
Danielle Wood was born in Tasmania in 1972. Her first novel, The Alphabet of Light and Dark, won the 2002 Australian/Vogel Literary Award and was short-listed for the 2004 Commonwealth Writer's Prize in the Best First Book category.