9 1/2 narrow : my life in shoes
Title:
9 1/2 narrow : my life in shoes
Author:
Morrisroe, Patricia, 1951- author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Gotham Books, [2015]
Physical Description:
244 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
"Combining tidbits of cultural history, [journalist] Morrisroe chronicles her life as a bullied Catholic schoolgirl in Moby Dick brogues; a besotted college student in granny boots; an aspiring journalist in Annie Hall oxfords; a skeptical bride in her first Manolos; a reluctant fashionista in towering peep-toe pumps; and a concerned daughter, whose elderly mother hoped that her New Balance sneakers would help her regain her old balance"--Amazon.com.
Language:
English
Contents:
White Mary Janes -- The dog ate my mules -- The killer podiatrist -- Wedgies -- Beatle boots -- A ghillie out of water -- A bully in brogues -- To Oz and back -- Love on a shoestring -- The Oxford boys -- The Blahnik-Puma wedding -- Girlfriend shoes -- Go-go boots -- In the heights -- A pain in the heel -- Feet first -- Pilgrim's progress.
ISBN:
9781592409242
Format :
Book
