I'm Glad I Was Never

I Hate The Only One Of My Book Jackets When I Was Made Up Professionally, My Hair Made Into A Smooth Bell.

The Clue To Book Jacket Photography Is To Look Friendly And Approachable, But Not Too Glamorous.

My Mother, Who Was Quite Sharp When I Was Young, Became Utterly Mild.

My Mother Was A Politician In My Formative Years.

[in 16th Century European Society] Marriage Was The Triumphal Arch Through Which Women, Almost Without Exception, Had To Pass In Order To Reach The Public Eye. And After Marriage Followed, In Theory, The Total Self-abnegation Of The Woman.