Just finished this audiobook. It was inspiring to hear the life story of such a famous author, in her own voice. She seems like a simple, down-to-earth woman who was widowed young and supported and raised her five children with the help of her mother after her husband died. She wrote her first three books while she worked full time by getting up at 5 am and writing at her kitchen table with her typewriter from 5-6:45 am. She published several short stories when she was in her early 20's, but she didn't publish her first book until she was in her 40's. Good reading for aspiring authors.