Jean Kerr

The #1 New York Times—bestselling author offers another hilarious look at home life, show business, and more. Jean Kerr played many roles in her life, from exasperated mother to Broadway playwright and keen observer of mid-twentieth century suburbia. She also became one of America's most beloved humorists by sharing her insights and anecdotes in a series of popular newspaper columns. In “The Snake Has All the Lines”, Kerr explores topics ranging...

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When one of New York's top drama critics pans a good friend's show and its leading lady's performance, war is declared by both. The reviewer, his wife, four bratty kids, and their English sheepdog move to the country, but it does not solve the reviewer's problems.

A husband and wife suspect each other of being unfaithful; the tomboyish Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok meet and fall in love despite the differences in their personalities; follows the life of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tumultuous relationship with Martin "the Gimp" Snyder, her manager and gangster; a theater critic, his wife, and their children move to the country where they hope to escape problems of urban living.