Clarence Day

Forced to abandon an active life on Wall Street at the age of twenty-five, Day struggled to make a career as a writer and illustrator. His life with his hot-tempered father, energetic mother, and three redheaded brothers is the background to his best-known book, "Life With Father," which was later produced as a play and a Hollywood film.

Blower also shares with the reader other aspects of her father's life, including his unusual marriage and his contribution to the success of a new magazine called "The New Yorker." "Clarence Day: An American Writer" brilliantly captures the dedication of one of America's favorite authors.