All Flags Flying; Reminiscences of Frances Parkinson Keyes

by Frances Parkinson Keyes

1972 stated first edition McGraw Hill HB ed. Mylar wrapped. Autobio. of bestselling author Frances Parkinson Keyes who wrote Dinner at Antoines, Also The Hills,, the Royal Box, The Career of David Noble and Steamboat Gothic. Volume purchased at Beauregard House , restored home of Frances P. Keyes in the French Quarter, New Orleans.

655 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Frances Parkinson Keyes was an American author who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator and novels set in New England, Louisiana, and Europe. A convert to Roman Catholicism, her later works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs. Her last name rhymes with "skies," not "keys."

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I decided to read this after visiting the Beauregard-Keyes house in New Orleans. I was hoping to read about her time in New Orleans and her renovations of the house. After 633 pages, she still wasn't in New Orleans ... This book was mainly about her travels as a writer for Good Housekeeping in the 20's that took her around the world. In what seemed like a day by day account, including many details, she almost put me to sleep more than once. However, I tried to keep in mind that, in the 20's, people didn't have the internet or TV to see what foreign lands looked like, so her descriptions would have been far more important to readers of that time. She was a woman who seemed to take advantage of every opportunity and didn't let anyone intimidate her. She met many world leaders of the time, kind of a Barbara Walters of the 20's. Part of the book also dealt with her role as a Senator's wife in Washington, DC, which, at that time, mainly meant socializing.