InLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake,New York Timesbestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen shares the events of her own life to illuminate our own. From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen tells life as she has lived it. She acknowledges the passing years, from the generational shrinking of underwear to facing the fact that her knees make this noise like Rice Krispies when she exercises. Despite its downsides, she says, aging brings wisdom, and a perspective that makes life satisfying and even joyful. Honest, witty and moving, this irresistible memoir celebrates all our lives.

Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, non-fiction, and self-help bestseller lists. Her bookA Short Guide to a Happy Lifehas sold more than a million copies. While a columnist atThe New York Timesshe won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections,Living OutLoudandThinking Out Loud. HerNewsweekcolumns were collected inLoud and Clear. She is the author of six novels:ObjectLessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine,andEvery Last One.