Raised by an irresponsible mother during the Great Depression in the Jim Crow south, my father was on his own from the age of 13.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: April 22, 1952 |
Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate.
I understand that when people read my books that there's something there - but I don't identify with it.

