KITCHEN PRIVILEGES

Suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark reads her own account of her Bronx upbringing, her development as an author, and her struggles to make ends meet as a single parent with five young children. She reads all of this warmly, at times letting her heartfelt emotions spill through. Throughout, she offers sincere and sound advice for building a life of meaning and carrying on in the face of hardship. Clark starts her reading stiffly, but quickly gets into a groove and even seems to enjoy the performance. She makes the perfect narrator for her own words, capturing their deeper meaning and relishing almost every moment of her story. H.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 03]