Vacuuming in the Nude: And Other Ways to Get Attention

Peggy Rowe is at it again--this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career.

Peggy Rowe has been writing all of her adult life. In fact, she doesn't know how not to write--even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy's breakthrough finally came--at the age of eighty!

Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers' conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations.

From the family's beloved dog Shim, who thrived on piles of fresh, warm manure from the horse pasture--to vacationing on the sweltering beach with mosquitos the size of dune buggies--to the challenges of aging, Peggy Rowe delivers a hilarious array of stories that reflect her addiction to making people laugh. Even in her cancer support group, she manages to use her humor to affect others for the good.

If Peggy isn't putting her publisher on hold to finish a game of Mahjongg, she's at her kitchen table window-on-the-world taking notes for the next story for fans old and new to enjoy.
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crabbyabbe
Dec 24, 2022
9/10 stars
If you're a fan of David Sedaris or Laurie Notaro, then this is the book for you. Hilariously heartwarming mini-essays/stories about our gloriously flawed humanity. Peggy Rowe published her first book at the AGE OF EIGHTY! This is her 3rd book (she's now 84), and I hope not her last. I laughed in some places so hard I almost wet my pants. What a FABULOUS book to end the year with! Keep writing, Peggy! I want more! 😁

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