Vacuuming in the Nude

And Other Ways to Get Attention

Published by Forefront Books
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About the Book

A New York Times Bestseller!

Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career.

Peggy Rowe has been writing all of her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came—at the age of eighty!

Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations.

From the family’s beloved dog Shim, who thrived on piles of fresh, warm manure from the horse pasture—to vacationing on the sweltering beach with mosquitos the size of dune buggies—to the challenges of aging, Peggy Rowe delivers a hilarious array of stories that reflect her addiction to making people laugh. Even in her cancer support group, she manages to use her humor to affect others for the good.

If Peggy isn’t putting her publisher on hold to finish a game of Mahjongg, she’s at her kitchen table window-on-the-world taking notes for the next story for fans old and new to enjoy.

About the Author

Peggy Rowe lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with John, her husband of sixty-five years. After a somewhat abbreviated teaching career and spending fifteen years as a stay-at-home mom to their three sons, Peggy began writing in earnest. She has written three New York Times bestsellers since turning eighty. 

And now, along with her ninety-four-year-old husband, Peggy is enjoying life in a retirement community where stories abound and humor is around every corner. While she writes, John stays busy playing pool, shuffleboard and bocce ball—and providing his wife with material.

“It’s all good” Peggy says, “if you like being around old people; the place is crawling with them.”

Product Details

  • Publisher: Forefront Books (August 16, 2022)
  • Length: 240 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781637631003

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