Margaret Halsey Quotes


A lady getting a missing belt back from the cleaner couldn't have been more surprised and pleased.


Citations

Halsey, Margaret. This Demi-Paradise: A Westchester Diary. Simon and Schuster, 1960.

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  • Born: February 13, 1910
  • Died: February 4, 1997
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Margaret Halsey was an American writer who lived in the United Kingdom for a short time. Her first book With Malice Toward Some (1938) grew out of her experiences there. It was a witty and humorous bestseller, selling 600,000 copies. It won one of the early National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1938, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.