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Ask Amy: Advice for the real world
In the tradition of the great personal advice columnists, the Chicago Tribune's Dickinson is a plainspoken straight shooter who relates to readers of all ages. She answers personal questions by addressing issues from both her head and her heart. A solid reporter, Dickinson researches her topics to provide readers with informed opinions and answers.
Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them” (Hyperion), will hit bookstores Tuesday, February 3. TMS is pleased to offer our Ask Amy column subscribers a special excerpt from the book at no additional cost.
Ask Amy readers will enjoy learning about the life of their favorite advice guru before she became Ann Landers’ successor and how she created her own “fairy-tale ending” to her life story. The book has already received enthusiastic reviews and will be promoted heavily on "Good Morning America," "The View," NPR, in Redbook and Good Housekeeping magazines, as well as via a national book tour.
The 2,500-word excerpt will be made available for publication on Sunday, February 1. Editors can run it in two parts or run one independent of the other. The excerpt will move with the book cover art and Amy’s photo.
For column rates and to receive the book excerpt and a signed copy of the book, contact your TMS representative at tmssales@tribune.com or 800-245-6536.
Ask Amy: Advice for the real world Samples
Friends go silent during hospital stay
DEAR AMY: I am having a hard time forgiving my friends and could use some help. I have what I thought was a great circle of friends -- five couples who do a lot of family things and take vacations together.
Dad's dilemma is with divorce and disclosure
DEAR AMY: I have been putting off a divorce for far too long for various reasons. I have been married for 25 years. We put on an act for others, including our two children, so no one knows how bad our marriage is.
Military man thinks cousin belongs in the brig
DEAR AMY: I have a cousin who has been close to me throughout the years. I am in the military and when I was away for training I came home and found that most of my clothes were missing!
It's time for this woman to say, 'check, please'
DEAR AMY: I'm a 50-year-old man and I find myself lost in a difficult situation. I've been dating a 50-year-old woman for almost four months.
Husband under house arrest wants full pardon
DEAR AMY: I have been married for 34 years but am in love with another woman. My wife begged me to stay and my grown children threatened to disown me and prevent me from seeing my grandchild if I left the marriage.
Wife's anger is damaging to the child
DEAR AMY: My wife has a tendency to take her frustrations out on me, to the point of lecturing me about things that I have not even done.
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