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The Stranger in My Mirror

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Almost from the moment the title story of Rose Madeline Mula's delightful collection of witty and sometimes rueful observations of life in the slow lane, The Stranger In My Mirror, appeared online in Senior Women Web (under the title The Stranger In My House) it was a legend in its own time. Thousands of Senior Women readers e-mailed it to friends (that is how I was introduced to it) and one sent it to the late Ann Landers without attribution. Landers was so taken with it she published it in her column (she quickly acknowledged that Mula was the author as soon she learned of it). "Stranger" is but one of over 40 short pieces of Mula's wry, self-deprecating (but no less wise) slant on even the most ordinary events. Although the one about her father, who looked just like Pope John Paul II and was co-winner of a look-alike contest in vestments that included a yarmulke borrowed from a Jewish neighbor, is hardly ordinary.

I so enjoyed the quips, stories and humor of the late Erma Brombeck and miss her column. Rose Mula's stories take me back there, and boy can I identify with many of them. Humor to laugh at the characters and yourself is a great stress reliever. I am thankful to the author for her witty accounts of everyday life. Forge on!

I have followed this author for some time. Her writing is both poignant and insightful. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

These essays are so true to life. The variety of themes and down-to-earth reactions make them a joy to read. R. Mula 's book leaves you with an upbeat feeling.

The title essay in Rose Mula's new collection is an instant classic. It has been widely reprinted, even plagarized. Any of us, male or female, who have reached a certain age, have Mula's stranger in our house. By the way, the other essays in this sterling collection, are first rate.