There were also some cruel reviews by women, but the tone of the male reviewers, sometimes hysterical, was different. I have suffered, but I don't want to name names-but there have been men who have seemed to want to destroy me or my writing, men I don't even know.
Marguerite YoungAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: american
- Born: August 28, 1908
- Died: November 17, 1995
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