The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

Erma Bombeck

May 2013 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

Three hilarious books in one from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author on marriage, motherhood, and the absurdities of suburban life.
 If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? is Erma Bombeck’s timelessly witty look at the hidden side of married life.

Motherhood captures one of the toughest jobs on earth with humor and heart.

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank is Bombeck’s take on the unforgiving frontier of American suburbia.

Ratings and reviews

I am an absolute fan of Erma Bombeck's writing, and I love the fact that I was able to get the books for the price of one! Definitely a laugh trip since I love the works of the younger Erma Bombeck.

3 books in one, If Life is a bowl of cherries, Y am I in the pits, The Grass is always greener oxen the septic tank & Motherhood!!!

About the author

DIVErma Bombeck (1927–1996) was one of the best-loved humorists of her day, known for her witty books and syndicated columns. In 1967, she published At Wit’s End, a collection of her favorite columns. Bombeck would go on to write eleven more books, including The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1976), If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? (1978), and Aunt Erma’s Cope Book (1979). Her books were perennial bestsellers, and helped bolster her reputation as one of the nation’s sharpest observers of domestic life. She continued writing her syndicated column until her death in 1996.
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