The surprise breakout star of Bravoโs hit reality show,ย Southern Charm, introduces an essential lifestyle guide as refreshing and fun as a gin martini.
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โPatricia on #SouthernCharm, like lookinโ in the damn mirror. Cheers queen.โโLady Gaga
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Fan-favorite Bravolebrity Patricia Altschul from the primetime showย Southern Charmย finally 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 insultโlike her now iconic โshameless strumpet.โย The Art of Southern Charmย takes readers inside the world of Charlestonโs most captivating grande dame, who (with Michael the Butler) offers a bluebloodโs blueprint for curating and celebrating life at its best.
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โSome viewers might watch the Bravo reality show Southern Charm to witness the escapades of Charlestonโs young elite, but at T&C we watch just to see Patricia Altschul in action . . . Sheโs the showโs resident expert in decorum, manners, and entertaining.โโEmily Selter,ย Town & Country
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โSince 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. Altschulโs points of view may seem out of touch . . . But her commentary can also be incisive and funny,ย sparkingย roundupsย of herย zingersย across theย internet.โโThe New York Times