How to Be a Lady Revised and Expanded

A Contemporary Guide to Common Courtesy

By: Candace Simpson-Giles

Narrated by: Mimi Black

A charming reminder of what it takes to be an exemplary womanùsomeone who is mindful of the effect she has on others and knows how to breeze through an awkward conversation with poise. Of all the women you know, how many of them would you describe as ôa ladyö? Naturally, you know women who are kind and intelligent, witty and resourceful; but a lady is an altogether different variety of female. SheÆs mindful of the effect she has on those around her, and sheÆs careful not to let her words or appearance betray her true intentions.How to Be a Lady is a charming reminder of what it takes to be an exemplary womanùsomeone who knows how to breeze through an awkward conversation with poise, or delicately sidestep the beauty salon gossip. Candace Simpson-Giles delivers a delightful refresher course on what it means to be a lady among women.

Short & on point

Quick guidelines to be a lady. Strongly recommend for a polite etiquette on how to be more ladylike.

Ladylike Insporation

The only disagreeable moment was when they insisted on a lady not lying on her resume. Silly! A smart lady knows how the world works outside of the feminine realm. I love this book for feminine inspo while Ifold laundry and eat, etc.

Great list of dos and don’ts for a lady

Basically a HUGE list of all things Lady like. I loved its To-the-point format.

boring and forgettable

struggled to finish and this is quite literally just a laundry list of things a lady does without reason or anecdote. The information just goes in one ear and out the other.

more useful to a modern monarch

Most of this book is useless to the every day lady. I enjoyed this book and I plan on following it's advice but I can't give it more than 3 stars b.c so much doesn't apply to me (or anyone I know). As well as the fact that so much wasn't explained. For example, "a lady knows how to address a senior authority figure, she know that meeting such a person calls for more respect than meeting a peer..." And just moves on w.o giving more of an explanation or example. But will explain the reasoning or etiquette behind leaving a theatre during a coughing fit. This book would be more fitting for me if I were a Dutchess, but I'm just a 23 year old woman looking for a guide to politeness and etiquette to improve the quality of my life and relationships. I'm going to have to keep searching, but this was a nice preview. I hope it will be more helpful to others!