The World According to Bess

<p>As we grow up our moms are the lenses through which we see our lives-and even as adults they anchor us and give us comfort. While our moms always offer us wisdom when they get in their 90s things get a little crazy-and sometimes downright hilarious.</p><p><br></p><p>At least that's been true for Bonnie Lorber Habyan's 90-year-old mother Bess.</p><p><br></p><p>In <em>The World According to Bess</em> Habyan has created a funny memoir that weaves her mother's wit wisdom and warm-hearted sentiment into a tapestry of hilarity that has been fittingly described as a cross between <em>Chicken Soup for the Soul</em> and <em>Sh*t My Dad Says</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>By capturing Bess's many anecdotes and aphorisms Habyan reflects warmly on a lifetime of wisdom from a one-of-a-kind woman and all the laugh-out-loud memories they've shared. The result is a quick and quirky roadmap to living an authentic life and becoming your Bess-t self.</p><p><br></p><p>Spanning topics of life love and keeping up appearances <em>The World According to Bess</em> is a feel-good book for women offering zany humor and uplifting guidance on how to keep life simple and meaningful-even if the world around us seems to be losing its mind.</p>