The perfect gift - the beloved New York Times bestselling author shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers: time-tested common sense advice on the most important aspects of a woman's life, from childhood to old age.

New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani's gift for illuminating the profound challenges and issues defining women's lives has propelled her novels to the top of bestseller lists and earned her a wide, devoted readership. Now, she shares the roots of those insights - the wisdom handed down to her from her unforgettable grandmothers, Lucia and Viola, which she began collecting for her own daughter - with readers everywhere.

Filled with practical, sage advice, and infused with Trigiani's trademark warmth, love, and humor, Don't Sing at the Table introduces a pair of feisty, intelligent, and strong forces of nature whose lives embody the story of 20th-century America itself. Between them, the extraordinary Lucia and Viola lived through the century from beginning to end, surviving immigration, young widowhood, single motherhood, four wars, and the Great Depression. Culled from their remarkable experiences this heartfelt guide, at turns hilarious and poignant, offers answers to the seminal questions in a woman's life, from getting married to saving money, nurturing the soul to keeping calm in a crisis, raising children to finding private comfort.

Encouraging her readers to take risks but to play it smart, to follow their hearts while keeping their heads, Don't Sing at the Table is essential for anyone who has wished they could turn to someone older and wiser to ask, "How did you do it?"