Status Updates From The Tenth Muse: My Life in ...

My husband gave this book, and just within just a few minutes I was immersed and found myself already 20 pages in. I just can’t seem to get enough of any writing that Mrs. Jones did or that’s written about her.

A lot of folks don’t know she was of the most influential tastemakers of the 20th century.

[On overcoming her allergy to scallops]: The moral of this story is not only that you shouldn’t cling to childhood prejudices—try to get over them—but also remember that the body changed, and what poisoned you at ten years old may well nourish you pleasurably in middle life.