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 Sally Shields Ivy House Publishing Group From A Press Release Book Description Outskirts Press is pleased to announce the publication of the new book "THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW RULES: 101 SUREFIRE WAYS TO MANAGE (and MAKE FRIENDS with) YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW!, by award-winning musician, composer and author, Sally Shields Your mother-in-law is coming! As she is due to arrive in a couple of hours, your hands sweat and your heart begins to palpitate. Will your house be neat enough? Can you possibly live up to her standards? Will anything you do be to her satisfaction? Help!Sound familiar? Millions of women have strained or even outright hostile relationships with their "MIL" (mother-in-law). A survey of 53 daughter and mother-in-law couples conducted by Deborah Merrill PhD, a sociologist at Clark University on Worcester, Massachusetts, showed the extent of the problem. Only 30 percent of mothers and daughters-in-law reported tight-knit relationships with little or no conflict. The other whopping 70 percent fell into the categories of cordial, obligatory, and even estranged. Does it have to be that way? Absolutely not! Sally Shields comes to the rescue with a delightful and witty book on how to deal with the other woman in your husband's life--his mom. Sally knew she needed to take matters into her own hands and change the dynamic with her MIL for the better, or risk her relationship with her husband. So she started jotting down every bothersome incident, misunderstanding, and irritating encounter and created a rule and a solution for each and every one of them. "Although my own relationship with my mother-in-law got off to a rocky start," says Sally, "by implementing the coping strategies I devised and then outlined in The Daughter-in-Law Rules, we now enjoy a special bond." The Daughter-in-Law Rules covers everything from everyday household matters to unwanted advice on childrearing. It is chockfull of real-life situations and scenarios and how to deal with them all with grace and humor. "The point of The Daughter-in-Law Rules is to help you stay one step ahead of your mother-in-law," says Sally. With a little effort and patience, every wife will be able to coexist peacefully with her "MIL!" About the Author: Sally Shields is an award-winning pianist, composer, speaker, and author. She graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory and was a recipient of the Boston Jazz Society Award. Winner of the 17th annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition, her articles and transcriptions are featured regularly in Piano Today Magazine and her book, Modern Jazz Piano, is the standard theory manual for several music programs, including Princeton University. Her children's song "It's Christmastime, Once Again" was a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and her music is currently featured on the ABC TV daytime drama All My Children. When not traveling and performing around the world--most recently with bestselling author and musician James McBride--Sally (a vegetarian) lives in New York City with her husband (not a vegetarian!) and their two children. Note: Although the relationship with her MIL was rocky at the outset, with the implementation of the devices outlined in The Daughter-in-Law Rules, the two now enjoy a special bond--which got even better, interestingly enough--after her MIL found out she was writing this book! Buy: The Daughter-in-Law Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Manage (and Make Friends with) Your Mother-In-Law! Return to the Dr. Laura Reading Corner |
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