PENNY CANDY

by Jean Kerr ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 2, 1970

Heiress to the Cornelia Otis Skinner claque (and a fine group of merry matrons that was) Mrs. Kerr has picked up (via the daisy chain) a sizable younger crowd of housewife-mothers. And a very funny lady she is. Take for example Mrs. Kerr's struggle with fashion--when she confronted Valentina in a Valentina (but wearing blue sneakers); when she discovered that the second act costume of a male-lead-with-problems was the double of her own); the evening her dress fabric matched the hostess' drapes. And then there's Christmas (""I will draw a veil over my efforts to create a castle centerpiece from a cardboard box and three thousand gumdrops""); dinner parties (""I am not rich enough to serve fried pork chops to company""); and of course children. Her by-now-famous brood ring the rafters with eating problems, tonsorial matters and remarks that are, regrettably, brighter and cuter than ours, And there are thoughts on travel by boat, diets, theatre, and a semi-serious recollection about introducing young to the joys of (or at least the existence) of poetry.

Pub Date: Oct. 2, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1970

Categories: NONFICTION