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The Real Housewives of New York City fan favorite Dorinda Medley takes fans inside her roller-coaster life and iconic Blue Stone Manor to share how they, too, can Make It Nice.

Throughout her life, Dorinda Medley has always strived to "make it nice" regardless of the circumstances. In her incredibly candid memoir, the Real Housewife of New York City opens the doors of Blue Stone Manor, her Berkshires sanctuary, welcoming fans into her beloved home. In her first-ever written life story, Dorinda clips away all pretense and noise to unveil the not-so-glamorous bumps in the road that have marked her colorful journey toward becoming the person viewers, colleagues, and friends know and love today. This is a vulnerable and emotional account of love, motherhood, loss, and the not-entirely-planned adventure from her modest beginnings in the Berkshires to her personal, social, and professional ascent-told in her trademark manner.


Chronicling the life of the reality television star, Make It Nice also features life lessons for those who may experience similar challenges, as well as the celebrated hostess's invaluable entertaining tips, all presented with the humor and with that have "oh-so-well made" Dorinda Medley a most compelling compilation.


Dorinda takes fans (1M followers on Instagram) from her modest beginnings in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to creating successful businesses, to raising a daughter, and being a New York socialite. Dorinda has always strived to "make it nice" regardless of the circumstances. In her incredibly candid memoir, she unveils the not-so-glamorous bumps in the road to her personal, social, and professional ascent. Dorinda Medley can discuss:


· Motivation: Growing up one of four children in a modest, disciplined, and tight-knit family, wishing to be like her wealthy classmates, and how weekend trips to NYC to a friend's apartment showed her that her dreams of moving to New York weren't unreachable.


· Divorcée, Widow, TV Star: How after spending her work bonus one night at a bar taught her the importance of being able to regroup, which set her path for success as every six years her life has changed drastically: from a divorcée to becoming a widow, working in fashion to in real estate, and eventually as a cast mate on The Real Housewives of New York City.



· Her Client List Included Princess Diana: Moving to Hong Kong and then London with her first husband, trading in a NYC post-college lifestyle of free wine served with dinner for etiquette classes and an Eaton Square apartment, becoming a mother, the start of her cashmere business with notable clients like Princess Diana, and her decision to move back to the US after an amicable split from her husband.


· The Good Life Crashes Down: Life with her second husband Richard Medley, from attending the Met Gala and hosting dinner parties with guest lists that included Hilary Clinton, Angelina Jolie, and Desmond Tutu, to their silly antics of racing to find the end of rainbows and playing paintball with the kids, to the final moments before his death and the call with a psychic that gave her peace.


· The Real Housewives of New York City: How the Bravo reality TV series provided her a path towards independence, finding her voice as the giver of wisdom, the story behind her infamous line "I cooked; I decorated; I made it nice!," and the start of the next chapter of her life as her time on the show has come to an end.