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$10 #Giveaway Excerpt NO NICE GIRL SWEARS by Alice-Leone Moats @apollopublisher, @MouthDigitalPR @RockstarBkTours Ends 4.19

March 31, 2020 By Mary 23 Comments

NO NICE GIRL SWEARS Blog Tour

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the NO NICE GIRL SWEARS by Alice-Leone Moats Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:
Title: NO NICE GIRL SWEARS: Notes on High Society, Social Graces, and Keeping Your Wits from a Jazz-Age Debutante
Author: Alice-Leone Moats foreword by Stellene Volandes
Pub. Date: April 7, 2020
Publisher: Apollo Publishers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 184

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

 

No Nice Girl Swears is the original, trailblazing guide to the “new etiquette,” brimming with timeless advice on style, romance, and grace, and finally back in print 90 years after its original release. Forewords by today’s editor in chief of Town & Country and the editor in chief of Vogue from 1914–1952.

Heralded as the go-to guide for soon-to-be debutantes and ladies who’d recently made their debut, No Nice Girl Swears ushered in a “new etiquette” on its release in 1933, much to the shock—and delight—of the high-society crowd of jazz-age America. Today it is equal parts time capsule (how to dress for dinner on your transatlantic voyage) and timeless missive (how to ditch a date who’s had a few too many).

Worldly-wise socialite Alice-Leone Moats advises on everything from style and dating to travel and party throwing, and weeds through the dos and don’ts of weddings, weekend trips, and the workplace. Her wisdom, though steeped in the charm of her time, endures: treat others—and yourself—with respect, always put your best foot forward, and don’t throw a party without champagne. It’s just good manners.

This keepsake volume includes a new foreword from Stellene Volandes, the editor in chief of Town & Country, the original foreword from Edna Woolman Chase, Vogue’s editor in chief from 1914–1952, and a contextualizing preface. It encourages consideration of what etiquette rules we’d like instilled today, and shows how Moats helped usher in a world where women could speak—and act—freely.

“A book of modern etiquette for the modern debutante and sub deb, with an eye on her mother. Definitely keyed to the city and suburban communities, rather than the small town. Humor and commonsense combined in due proportion in answering such questions as: Shall I ask him in? May I call you up some time? What is the technique of being picked up? What should be done if my escort passes out on me? And so on. In addition, the author gives the latest usage in the matter of debutante parties, chaperonage (you’d be surprised!), engagements, weddings, clothes, week-end parties, and other contingencies. In good taste, and yet distinctly smart. The book itself is another experiment in colored stock—yellow this time—but since the books are to be sealed with cellophane wrappers, the prospective buyer wont know what she is getting until the purchase is made.”

—Kirkus Review

“In spite of such reminiscent titles of ‘Shall She Ask Him In?’ and ‘Never Speak To Strangers Unless They Speak to You,’ these chapters contain serious advice—the pragmatism of it all cloaked in a flippant and humor-flecked style.”

—New York Times

Excerpt:

About Alice:

Alice-Leone Moats (1908–1989) was an American journalist and author who was born in Mexico to wealthy and socially prominent American parents. She attended convent schools in Mexico City, Rome and Paris, as well as the Brearley School in Manhattan and the Fermata School for Girls in Aiken, South Carolina.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Publisher Info:

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Giveaway Details:

One lucky winner will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

3/30/2020 Two Chicks on Books Excerpt
3/31/2020 BookHounds Excerpt
4/1/2020 Mythical Books Excerpt
4/2/2020 Twirling Book Princess Excerpt
4/3/2020 She Just Loves Books Review

 

Week Two:

4/6/2020 Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers Review
4/7/2020 What A Nerd Girl Says Excerpt
4/8/2020 Hurn Publications Review
4/9/2020 Locks, Hooks and Books Review
4/10/2020 The Phantom Paragrapher Review

 

Week Three:

4/13/2020 Jena Brown Writes Review
4/14/2020 Fire and Ice Review
4/15/2020 The Book Junkie Reads . . . Excerpt
4/16/2020 Jaime’s World Excerpt
4/17/2020 Simply Daniel Radcliffe Review

 

 

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  1. Mya Murphy
    Mya Murphy says

    March 31, 2020 at 12:26 am

    Lord.. I’m the opposite of everything in this book.. I do more etiquette! I would love to read this.

    Reply
  2. Nancy says

    March 31, 2020 at 3:25 am

    This book sounds very informative about what to do .. and not to do … in the “age of jazz” world.

    Reply
  3. violet2233
    Carol Knudtson says

    March 31, 2020 at 6:27 am

    This sounds really interesting.

    Reply
  4. Rita Wray
    Rita Wray says

    March 31, 2020 at 8:16 am

    Sounds like a good book.

    Reply
  5. Cathy French
    Cathy French says

    March 31, 2020 at 9:23 am

    Interesting. My mom had a book like this, maybe the original.

    Reply
  6. Sara Zielinski says

    March 31, 2020 at 9:33 am

    Thank you for holding this giveaway.

    Reply
  7. sherry1969 – Glasgow, KY
    Sherry says

    March 31, 2020 at 10:53 am

    This sounds really interesting.

    Reply
  8. Victoria Scott
    Victoria Scott says

    March 31, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    Sounds awesome! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  9. annfantom8133
    Ann Fantom says

    March 31, 2020 at 4:41 pm

    I like the the cover. The title font is very nice

    Reply
  10. Beth Talmage
    Beth t. says

    March 31, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    wow, this could be a quote from my grandmother! She was born at the turn of the century, so she was right on target for the messages of the era, I suppose.

    Reply
  11. Deb PelletierC
    Deb Pelletier says

    March 31, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

    Reply
  12. Wendy Hutton – I enjoy cooking, crafting and doing reviews. Live in central Alberta in a small town. Grew up in northern Alberta on a farm, I am the youngest of 10 children.
    wendy hutton says

    April 1, 2020 at 9:27 am

    thanks this sounds great

    Reply
  13. ann says

    April 1, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    Oh wow oh wow oh wow. This book’s sub-title grabbed me in immediately! What an interesting, unique book– I’d love to add it to my collection, if only to add to it a shining wildcard. Thank you for featuring it!

    Reply
  14. susan1215
    Susan Smith says

    April 1, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.

    Reply
  15. rajee pandi
    Rajee Pandi says

    April 2, 2020 at 8:11 am

    The book cover is so interesting

    Reply
  16. Shelly Peterson
    shelly peterson says

    April 2, 2020 at 9:48 am

    Sounds like a good read.

    Reply
  17. bn100 says

    April 3, 2020 at 7:42 pm

    interesting title

    Reply
  18. Debbie P
    Debbie P says

    April 7, 2020 at 9:39 am

    This book sounds like a fantastic read!

    Reply
  19. Julie Waldron
    Julie Waldron says

    April 8, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    I love the cover!

    Reply
  20. antoinettem2
    Antoinette M says

    April 12, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    Sounds very interesting!

    Reply
  21. Ellie Di says

    April 14, 2020 at 6:11 am

    In a world where too many people behave badly and have no proper manner, I’d make everyone read this book, not only girls. And for “everyone” I mean me included! =)

    Reply
  22. Nancy Payette
    Nancy says

    April 14, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    Great cover

    Reply
  23. TheBargainBabe says

    April 17, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    Thank you for hosting all of these great giveaways! Fingers crossed. 🙂

    Reply

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