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Don't Put the Martinis in the Steam Iron
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| Expected release date is Dec 22nd 2026 |
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Product Details
Author:
Susan Kroening Darby
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
220
Publisher:
Garrett County Press (December 22, 2026)
Imprint:
Garrett County Press
Release Date:
December 22, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781939430427
ISBN-10:
1939430429
Weight:
6.37oz
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.5"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_04022026_P9912986_onix30_Complete-20260402.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$19.95
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
36
As low as:
$15.36
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Overview
A hilarious memoir of 1960s single life, San Francisco style
One broken nose, five roommates, and two years of spectacular disasters
Fresh out of college with a broken nose, an English degree, and absolutely no practical skills, Susan and her friends descend on San Francisco with nothing but enthusiasm and a vow to reach the Top of the Mark by September. What could possibly go wrong?
Everything—gloriously, hilariously, memorably.
From their crumbling Victorian apartment (complete with a tippling landlord in a bathrobe and an elevator that rarely works) to disastrous temp jobs that include plumbing duties at Candlestick Park, Susan chronicles the misadventures of young women navigating independence for the first time. There are exploding dinner parties, romantic mishaps with doctors who diagnose deviated septums on first dates, camping trips that should never have happened, and the unforgettable incident involving leftover crab that nearly gets them evicted.
Written in real time as these adventures unfolded—not decades later through the fog of nostalgia—this memoir captures the unfiltered voice of a young woman actually living it, mistakes and all.
With wit, warmth, and perfectly timed self-deprecation, Darby captures a moment when young women were rewriting the rules—one spectacular failure at a time. Whether she's falling out of a chairlift, shipwrecking herself in San Francisco Bay, or watching her roommate press a dress with gin-filled water from the steam iron, Susan finds the humor in every humiliation and the humanity in every disaster.
A time capsule of 1960s single life and a love letter to friendship, independence, and the beautiful chaos of finding yourself, DON'T PUT THE MARTINIS IN THE STEAM IRON is perfect for anyone who remembers—or wants to remember—what it was like to be young, broke, and gloriously, messily free.
For fans of Nora Ephron and Erma Bombeck
Sometimes the best stories come from the worst decisions.
One broken nose, five roommates, and two years of spectacular disasters
Fresh out of college with a broken nose, an English degree, and absolutely no practical skills, Susan and her friends descend on San Francisco with nothing but enthusiasm and a vow to reach the Top of the Mark by September. What could possibly go wrong?
Everything—gloriously, hilariously, memorably.
From their crumbling Victorian apartment (complete with a tippling landlord in a bathrobe and an elevator that rarely works) to disastrous temp jobs that include plumbing duties at Candlestick Park, Susan chronicles the misadventures of young women navigating independence for the first time. There are exploding dinner parties, romantic mishaps with doctors who diagnose deviated septums on first dates, camping trips that should never have happened, and the unforgettable incident involving leftover crab that nearly gets them evicted.
Written in real time as these adventures unfolded—not decades later through the fog of nostalgia—this memoir captures the unfiltered voice of a young woman actually living it, mistakes and all.
With wit, warmth, and perfectly timed self-deprecation, Darby captures a moment when young women were rewriting the rules—one spectacular failure at a time. Whether she's falling out of a chairlift, shipwrecking herself in San Francisco Bay, or watching her roommate press a dress with gin-filled water from the steam iron, Susan finds the humor in every humiliation and the humanity in every disaster.
A time capsule of 1960s single life and a love letter to friendship, independence, and the beautiful chaos of finding yourself, DON'T PUT THE MARTINIS IN THE STEAM IRON is perfect for anyone who remembers—or wants to remember—what it was like to be young, broke, and gloriously, messily free.
For fans of Nora Ephron and Erma Bombeck
Sometimes the best stories come from the worst decisions.
