Lucia van der Post has dispensed advice on style and living for more than three decades. Her subtlety, taste, common sense, confidence, and witty, aphoristic style have garnered her legions of fans, a must-read weekly style column in the Times of London, and a longtime perch at the top of UK lifestyle journalism. Things I Wish My Mother Had Told MeВ—a bestseller in the UK upon publication in fall 2007В—is van der Post’s warm, intimate guide to living stylishly through personal elegance, grace, and glamour. Leaving no aspect of a woman’s life unconsidered, the browsable sections include How to Wear Clothes; How to Look Good; How to Work and Have a Life; Love, Marriage and Happiness; Perfect Presents; and Home, Sweet Home.

露西娅-范-德-波斯特（Lucia van der Post）三十多年来一直为人们提供关于风格和生活的建议。她的细腻、品味、常识、自信以及诙谐的谚语风格为她赢得了众多的粉丝，在《伦敦时报》开设了每周必读的风格专栏，并长期处于英国生活方式新闻的顶端。我希望我的母亲告诉我的那些事》是2007年秋季在英国出版的畅销书，是范-德-波斯特通过个人的优雅、风度和魅力实现时尚生活的温暖而贴心的指南。本书没有忽略女性生活的任何方面，可浏览的部分包括：如何穿衣服；如何打扮；如何工作和生活；爱情、婚姻和幸福；完美的礼物；以及家，甜蜜的家。