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256 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1953
“That shirt’s no good,” Laurie said.
“It is so,” Jannie said.
“It is not,” Laurie said.
“It is so,” Jannie said.
“It is not,” Laurie said.
“Children,” I called, my voice a little louder than it usually is at only nine in the morning. “Please stop squabbling and get dressed.”
“Laurie started it,” Jannie called back.
“Jannie started it,” Laurie called.”
*Making pudding from a box for the family’s dessert brought a sense of accomplishment
*People smoked in hospitals--including about-to-deliver mothers
*Women couldn’t escape the label of housewife, no matter how individually successful they were
*You could go to the bank and just ask for money when you needed it (but this is why what the neighbors think of you was important)