Manhattan, When I Was Young | 
pickCantwell came to NYC fresh from college w/$80 & a typewriter dad had given her .Her 1st job was at Mademoiselle,very soon after Sylvia Plath edited the college issue.She sought out Greenwich Village, the only neighborhood she had heard of, her writing about the area in the 50s & 60s delighted me , the village is my favorite too.She brings to life an era of publishing full of characters & challenging bosses. Bohemian living on the cheap.⬇️
Leftcoastzen She doesn‘t shy away from struggling to keep her self esteem & sanity while dealing with career, a husband , children when the culture was changing .A intense often beautiful memoir. 2y
squirrelbrain Sounds fantastic - stacked! 2y
LeahBergen Great review. And great photo, too! 2y
batsy This sounds super interesting! 2y
Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen @batsy It‘s hard to read some of the fear she has . She comes to NY in the same summer Plath mentioned in the Bell Jar. The death of the Rosenbergs. She questions should I have a Jewish boyfriend with the red scare ramping up, intellectuals are suspect.She married him , of course, but wants to shed light on these dark issues. She was Irish Catholic, remember the old guard in pub. then , mostly WASPs w/ trust funds.Even the women. 2y
