Jul 19, 2018
When Scandal Swallows a Book
Marjorie Hillis's 1930s self-help bestseller, which celebrated women's happiness, met a strange fate in England.
I’m a cultural historian and literary critic based in Astoria, Queens, and the author of The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hillis Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It (Liveright, 2017).
Marjorie Hillis's 1930s self-help bestseller, which celebrated women's happiness, met a strange fate in England.
