Love and Betrayal Book

This woman's legacy is funding my career for the next few years, so I thought I should read her book. The cover is appallingly pink.

Written in 1962, this is a how-to guide for single women. How to eat, dress, decorate your home, and mostly how to find a man. Which is my main issue with the book - for a book that is celebrating the single life, what's the hurry in exiting it?

For its time, this book was probably a feminist marvel and very revolutionary. It's painful now... so I'm glad we have come so far. Much of Helen's advice is for women to work toward Enchanting a man, getting gifts, controlling him with charm... which is one way to gain power, but I prefer to strive for Equality myself, thank you.

On the other hand, some of her advice still holds. Get some exercise, eat a lot of protein, dress in a way that makes you feel good. Yes, do those things! She is also pretty fun to read. She's a clever writer and also uses charming phrases like "piffle poofle."