Marry Smart: Words of Wisdom from the Princeton Mom

A graduate of Princeton’s class of 1977, Susan Patton garnered strong reactions from both naysayers and supporters with her controversial column published in the college newspaper in March of 2013. “Forget about having it all, or not having it all, leaning in or leaning out,” she wrote to undergraduate women at Princeton. “Here’s what you really need to know that nobody is telling you…find a husband on campus before you graduate. Yes, I went there.”

Now, in Marry Smart, Patton goes even further (with the benefit of hindsight) to give women everywhere the advice they need about marriage, motherhood, and happiness. It is a book of savvy advice mixed with anecdotes, recipes, and above all, a keen sense of humor. Patton covers topics such as college hook-up culture, how to spot a Good Boy, why it’s harder for smarter girls to date, how to maintain respect for yourself through all the nonsense, and much more. Aimed at college girls and graduates, this book has tips and life lessons for women everywhere who haven’t found a partner yet or are struggling to decide when it’s the right time for Mr. Right, or for whom Mr. Right has gone wrong.

As unerringly honest as Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, as practical as Steve Harvey’s Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, and infused with Patton’s tell-it-like-it-is, homey charm, Marry Smartcontains old-fashioned wisdom for a modern generation of women.