The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition

The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition

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The efficiently organized expert makes the mistake of assuming that you, too, want to be one. Peg Bracken

{HISTORY}

From the wonderfully whimsical minds of Peg Bracken and Hilary Knight comes this funny book for all home dwellers who hate to clean up. In the 1960's, unbeknownst to many moderns, not every woman was aspiring the be the perfect homemaker with the perfect house. For that crowd, there was writer Peg Bracken who assured everyone that it was perfectly okay if your strengths didn't lie in cutting grease from the kitchen floor or polishing windows until they sparkled or organizing the baking pantry with labels and lined paper.  As the author, a previous bestselling book (The I Hate to Cook Book) Peg was one of those ladies herself - a woman who was more inclined to work on her writing career than to wander around her house wondering what to clean next. 

Adding together all the tips, tricks, short-cuts and quick fixes she collected over the course of twenty years, Peg packed all her knowledge into this book about what was really necessary to get the house in some semblance of order (enough to keep you sane) without it turning into a full-time job. "You owe it to yourself to see what you can get by with," says Peg a few chapters in, with the sentiment to take care of you and your family's needs without going overboard like ironing handkerchiefs that are destined to be waded up in a matter of minutes or cleaning out your fireplace after each use which just makes the whole affair look strange and bare and uninviting.

In her really fun and engaging voice, Peg takes readers on a humorous adventure through the house with information that is still as practical today as it was fifty years ago. Illustrations by Hilary Knight, add to the charm of Peg's lovely advice, for a book that is as visually fun to look at it as it is to read. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 176 pages including index

- Illustrated by Hilary Knight 

- Includes 12 pages of easy recipes 

{CONDITION}

In beautiful vintage condition. Clean cover boards, clean interior pages. No dust jacket.

{SIZE}

Measures 5.5" inches (width) x 8.25" inches (length) x .75" inches (depth)

{YOU'll ESPECIALLY LOVE IT IF...}

If you are a fan of the writing style of Nora Ephron.   

 

 

The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition
The I Hate to Housekeep Book - by Peg Bracken - 1962 Edition