Helen Ellis pens an irreverent, witty collection of essays about her life — and ours Helen Ellis is a 54-year-old writer with no kids, no colleagues, no car, living in a New York City apartment with a doorman. And yet. She finds a way to reach those of us — especially us Gen X femaleContinue reading “Stories We Know By Heart”
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You’ve Got a Friend in Her
Helen Ellis’s latest book of essays is sure to make you smile Helen Ellis is writing for me. A woman in my late 40s/early 50s. Someone who stares in the mirror and wonders: Is my hair grayer than it was yesterday? Did my cheeks always have those ridges at the bottom? No, I do notContinue reading “You’ve Got a Friend in Her”