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But Sima, regretfully childless at sixty, and harboring
a secret that has embittered her marriage, can't seem to do the same for herself.

She is the author of the novel Sima’s Undergarments for Women.

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SIMA'S UNDERGARMENTS FOR WOMEN

PREVIOUS WORK

"More delicate and refined than the silkiest of nighties."

—Entertainment Weekly

A heartwarming tale of an unlikely friendship amid love, loss, and lingerie
In the basement of her Brooklyn apartment, Sima Goldner welcomes women
of all shapes and sizes with warmth, acceptance-and a bra that gives them the support and lift they need.

Then Timna, a young Israeli with enviable cleavage, arrives in search of a demi-cup and stays on to become the shop's seamstress. Showing your reviews in quotes has a powerful effect on customers and makes them more likely to trust you.”

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Ilana Stanger-Ross

Originally from Brooklyn, Ilana Stanger-Ross is currently a midwifery student at the University of British Columbia.

Whether reading in small sips or large gulps, this tender manual is the perfect read for an expectant parent, bringing comfort, insight, and humor with each of its twenty-six alphabetical chapters.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ILANA STANGER-ROSS is a Registered Midwife

and novelist based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Gabor Maté, author of Hold On To Your Kids:

Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Then Timna, a young Israeli with enviable cleavage, arrives in search of a demi-cup and stays on to become the shop's seamstress. But Sima, regretfully childless at sixty, and harboring
a secret that has embittered her marriage, can't seem to do the same for herself.

Warm and wise, this book is a feminist guide to help new mothers-to-be—and their partners—truly enjoy the beautiful life-changing experience of becoming parents. Warm and wise, this book is a feminist guide to help new mothers-to-be—and their partners—truly enjoy the beautiful life-changing experience of becoming parents.

I would happily give 'A Is For Advice' to every expectant woman and couple “

—Dr. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she received a BA at Barnard College; an MA in Fiction at Temple University, where she held their University Fellowship; and a Bachelors in Midwifery from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

She has been awarded numerous grants, including ones from the Leeway Foundation, the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Barbara Deming Memorial/Money for Women Fund, and the Humber College Summer Writer’s Workshop, as well as a Ragdale Foundation residency.

A graduate of Columbia University’s Barnard College, Stanger-Ross’s fiction has been published in The Bellevue Review, Lilith Magazine, and online at KillingtheBuddha.com; her non-fiction has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Walrus Magazine, & The Literary Review of Canada.

SIMA'S UNDERGARMENTS FOR WOMEN is her first novel.

is a thoughtful and encouraging love letter to new mothers from an expert caregiver and compassionate friend.

Whether reading in small sips or large gulps, this tender manual is the perfect read for an expectant parent, bringing comfort, insight, and humor with each of its twenty-six alphabetical chapters.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ILANA STANGER-ROSS is a Registered Midwife

and novelist based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Now, in this charming and inviting little book, midwife Ilana Stanger-Ross guides the reader through the multiple concerns and practical questions of pregnancy with eloquent simplicity, reassuring wisdom, clear vision and experience-based knowledge. As they laugh, gossip, and sell lingerie, Sima finds herself awakening to hope and the possibility of happiness in this beguiling story of New York's underground sisterhood, and one woman's second chance.

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Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she received a BA at Barnard College; an MA in Fiction at Temple University, where she held their University Fellowship; and a Bachelors in Midwifery from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She is the author of the novel Sima’s Undergarments for Women.

PREVIOUS WORK

SIMA'S UNDERGARMENTS FOR WOMEN

A heartwarming tale of an unlikely friendship amid love, loss, and lingerie
In the basement of her Brooklyn apartment, Sima Goldner welcomes women
of all shapes and sizes with warmth, acceptance-and a bra that gives them the support and lift they need.

is a thoughtful and encouraging love letter to new mothers from an expert caregiver and compassionate friend.

She lives in Victoria, BC with her husband, Jordan Stanger-Ross, and two young daughters, Eva and Tillie.
Ilana earned her Masters in Fiction from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she held a University Fellowship. As they laugh, gossip, and sell lingerie, Sima finds herself awakening to hope and the possibility of happiness in this beguiling story of New York's underground sisterhood, and one woman's second chance.
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PRAISE
“As the attending physician at many hundreds of births, midwives were among my greatest teachers about the birthing process.