Cover of The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom

The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom

"IT'S AS IF WE'VE BECOME AMERICA'S GRANDMAS."

That's how Sadie Delany described the outpouring of affection and admiration that followed the success of Having Our Say, the best-selling memoir she and her sister published in 1993. Now they offer their fans a treasury of grandmotherly good sense: memorable aphorisms, engaging anecdotes, rules for managing money, practical advice on staying active in old age, and some favorite recipes, too. It's a book filled with the secrets of living well, from two women who did it for more than a century.

Subject
biography
Themes
african american
Mood
inspirational
Audience
adult
Length
short · 133 pages

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