The Secrets of Grown-Ups
Author | : Vera Caspary |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2016-01-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781504029025 |
ISBN-13 | : 150402902X |
Rating | : 4/5 (02X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Secrets of Grown-Ups written by Vera Caspary and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vera Caspary, the celebrated author of Laura, tells her own story in this captivating autobiography. With a career that spanned from the 1920s through 1970s, one that produced over twenty novels, in addition to her many credits for film and theater, Caspary centered her life around a passion for writing. From her early experiences at an advertisement agency—where she developed a correspondence school and invented its “famed” instructor—to the struggles of being gray-listed in the McCarthy Era, Caspary constantly found a way to turn her creative needs into viable work. Caspary recalls the rest of a full life, too, including her flirtation with communism, travels across Europe, and a marriage. Caspary’s skillful writing makes her incredible depictions of people, and the times in which they lived, jump off the page.