Books by Janet Groth
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English
review 1: In 1957, when a Midwestern woman landed a job at The New Yorker, she didn’t expect to stay long at the reception desk. But for twenty-one years, she took messages, ran interference for jealous wives checking on their husbands, drank with famous writers at famous watering holes th...
language
English
review 1: I really wanted to love this book. A young woman from the midwest heads to NYC and lands a job as a receptionist on the 18th floor of The New Yorker. Great start to a story. She is educated and continues her education as she works for the next 18 years in this position. At first,...