* A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South.
About the Author
Florence King (1936-2016) was born in Washington, D.C. to a bookish British father and a tomboy American mother. King spent her childhood living with her parents, maternal grandmother, and her grandmother's maid. King showed talent in French, but unable to pursue it as a major at American University, she switched to a dual major of History and English. She attended the University of Mississippi for graduate school, but did not complete her M.A. degree after discovering she could make a living as a writer. King, who lived in Virginia at the time of her death, retired in 2002, but resumed writing a monthly column for National Review in 2006.Sandi Toksvig went into theatre as a writer and performer after graduating from Cambridge. Well known for her television and radio work as a presenter, writer and actor, she has written more than twenty books for children and adults. She also writes for theatre and television: her film The Man starred Stephen Fry and Zoe Wanamaker and her play Bully Boy starring Anthony Andrews opened the St James Theatre, London in 2012. She was Chancellor of Portsmouth University from 2012 to 2017. In 2016 Sandi took over as chair on QI, and in 2017 she started presenting The Great British Bake Off. She lives in London and Kent.