Patricia Altschul, Deborah Davis Art of Southern Charm

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The surprise breakout star of Bravo's hit reality show,Southern Charm, introduces an essential lifestyle guide as refreshing and fun as a gin martini. ';Patricia on #SouthernCharm, like lookin' in the damn mirror. Cheers queen.'Lady Gaga Fan-favorite Bravolebrity Patricia Altschul from the primetime showSouthern Charmfinally brings fans her eagerly anticipated opus on etiquette and living a glamorous Southern lifestyle. Patricia provides advice on every situation, from hosting a memorable cocktail party, to decoding the dress code for any event, to handling a drunken boor at the dinner table, to delivering the perfectly phrased insultlike her now iconic ';shameless strumpet.'The Art of Southern Charmtakes readers inside the world of Charleston's most captivating grande dame, who (with Michael the Butler) offers a blueblood's blueprint for curating and celebrating life at its best. ';Some viewers might watch the Bravo reality show Southern Charm to witness the escapades of Charleston's young elite, but at T&C we watch just to see Patricia Altschul in action . . . She's the show's resident expert in decorum, manners, and entertaining.'Emily Selter,Town & Country ';Since Southern Charm premiered in 2014, Mrs. Altschul, 78, has emerged as a tart-tongued matriarch doing the work of a Greek chorus for a cast in which half the members can barely figure out how to get out of bed before noon (and once there, how to proceed without a beer) . . . Some of Mrs. Altschul's points of view may seem out of touch . . . But her commentary can also be incisive and funny,sparkingroundupsof herzingersacross theinternet.'The New York Times