What is a spinster? Do you think of a woman who is over 35, lonely, childless, unattached, desperate, and ugly? That may have been what people pictured a spinster to be years ago, but a spinster today is over 35, sociable, childfree, magnetic, in demand, happy, and sexy. In The Spinsterlicious Life (CreateSpace; Paperback; 132 pages; $14.95), Eleanore Wells dishes out 20 lessons for living happily and childfree. Whether you are taking in a lesson about marriage and kids not being for everyone, indulging yourself, or knowing who you are, you will appreciate Eleanore’s candidness about the topics.
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