{"title":"Peggy Rowe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeggy Rowe’s work offers intimate glimpses into lives both ordinary and extraordinary, told with warmth and striking honesty. Her memoirs blend sharp observation with heartfelt reflection, inviting readers to explore personal histories and the quirks of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom encounters with well-known figures to the candid moments of everyday life, her writing captures the nuance of memory and identity, making her books a compelling read for fans of biography and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"about-your-father-and-other-celebrities-i-have-known-by-peggy-rowe-9781948677448","title":"About Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at growing up Rowe, both before and after Mike's rise to fame. Since the day they said, \"I do,\" Peggy's previous \"doting\" lifestyle met with her husband John's minimalist ways and became the backdrop for years of adventure and a quirky sense of humour because of their differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom thoughts of wearing headlamps in the house to save energy, to squeezing out the last drop of toothpaste with a workbench vise, Peggy learned to pick her battles and celebrate the hilarity in each situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce their boys were born, woodstove mishaps and garbage dumping tales were the seed for Mike's obsession with doing dirty jobs and the comical presence he is known for today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Mike rose to fame, Peggy was his biggest fan—who gave motherly advice and constructive criticism, of course. She baked cookies for Mike to take to Joan Rivers for a Christmas party hostess gift and even wrote fan letters under faux names, mailing them from different cities to Mike's producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time Mike hits it big, Peggy and John retire to face more adventures, with a lightning strike in their condo, an elderly friend who ate marijuana leaves, and entering into celebrity status by making Viva paper towel and Lee jeans commercials, plus so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeggy's stories relive the details that intrigue and entertain old and new fans alike. So if you want a bigger, even funnier take on the Rowe family, \u003cem\u003eAbout Your Father and Other Celebrities I Have Known\u003c\/em\u003e delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46997875818732,"sku":"9781948677448","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22413493482881.jpg?v=1763195776"},{"product_id":"vacuuming-in-the-nude-by-peggy-rowe-9781637630990","title":"Vacuuming in the Nude","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeggy 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVacuuming in the Nude\u003c\/em\u003e is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers' conferences and honing her ability to see humour in everyday situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 humour to affect others for the good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461760958700,"sku":"9781637630990","price":66.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781637630990-vacuuming-in-the-nude.jpg?v=1774976473"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/peggy-rowe.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}