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Kitchen Privileges
Kitchen Privileges | Mary Higgins Clark
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Even as a young girl, growing up in the Bronx, Mary Higgins Clark knew she wanted to be a writer. The gift of storytelling was a part of her Irish ancestry, so it followed naturally that she would later use her sharp eye, keen intelligence, and inquisitive nature to create stories about the people and things she observed. When Mary's father died during the Depression, her mother decided to open the family home to boarders, and placed a discreet sign next to the front door that read, FURNISHED ROOMS. KITCHEN PRIVILEGES. The family's struggle to make ends meet; her employment as a hotel switchboard operator; the death of her beloved older brother in World War II; her brief career as a flight attendant for Pan Am; her marriage to Warren Clark; sitting at the kitchen table, writing stories, and finally selling the first one for one hundred dollars (after six years and some forty rejections!) - all these experiences figure into Kitchen Privileges.
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LisaLovesToRead
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Neat to get a peek into a different time & the depth of experiences that Higgins Clark has had.

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UwannaPublishme
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Loved listening to this heartwarming memoir by beloved Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark—and that thick Bronx accent! Published in 2001, it‘s filled with laugh-out-loud stories about her writing life, her adventures as a Pan Am flight attendant & raising her 5 kids. She someone found the time to get up each morning before dawn, clear the kitchen table, pull out her typewriter & crank out those gripping novels.
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TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, this one sounds really interesting!! 1y
UwannaPublishme @TheAromaofBooks It was sooo good and it sure took me a long time to get to it. 😆 Hope you‘re enjoying the holidays! Hugs to you and the gang! ❤️🎄❤️🎄 1y
PurpleyPumpkin Sounds really interesting! Might be a good follow-up to a book of hers that I just finished reading!😉🎄 1y
UwannaPublishme @PurpleyPumpkin It sure will! I have the same book here somewhere. I was hoping to read at least one Christmas themed book this month. Oh well! 😁 Happy 2023 to you! 🥂Only a few more days to go! 1y
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Pam.Kokomo
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I haven‘t read anything by Mary Higgins Clark for years and years, but a friend stumbled on this audiobook and I fell in love with it too. A deliciously funny memoir.