Mary Lynn Archibald: 2 books

A young, rural California girl, passingly pretty, longs for more out of life than raising chickens. She fancies herself a talent the world has been waiting for. She feels the distinct pull of the Big City, where fame and fortune abound. But how to get there? Postwar, she finds herself in Suburbia,...

Simplicity. Lead me to it, you say from the midst of your overburdened, over-scheduled, list-making life. Not so fast. Before you sink your savings into that country squire lifestyle and all that goes with it, perhaps you should take a cold shower and read this book. We lived...