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'The Extra Woman' is the smart, enjoyable story of the 1930s maverick who embraced singledom

In 1936, an editor at Vogue wrote a book in which she put forth the radical notion that women need not be married in order to partake of the joys of eating, drinking, and entertaining at home. “Live Alone and Like It: A Guide for the Extra Woman” became a bestseller and its author, Marjorie Hillis, became a well-known lifestyle guru and syndicated columnist who went on to write

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