The McKenneys Carry On

by Ruth McKenney

Dickens, the Menace, In Memoriam, Bones, The Ides of February, The Big Lumberyard Fire, Here Comes the Bride, MORE

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor

Unknown Binding

About the author

McKenney grew up in Cleveland and attended The Ohio State University. She worked for the Akron Beacon Journal before moving to New York and her job writing for the New York Post.

Her best-selling book My Sister Eileen was originally serialized in The New Yorker. The stories were so popular they were adapted to a play and a Broadway musical called Wonderful Town in 1940.

Reviews

[thestorygirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sequel to My Sister Eileen. Just as hilarious.

[Chrisanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I must say, reading this on Valentines Day gave a deeper meaning to the stories. . . Oh, Ruth!

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

For those of us with an abiding love for Betty MacDonald's sublime comedies, Ruth McKenney comes as a pleasant surprise. Another wickedly funny woman writing about family life, McKenney's essays are laugh out loud funny.