Table of Contents
Prologue Terpsichore* At Rest 1
Part 1 Soquel
Chapter 1 The Art Of Being Winsome 10
Chapter 2 Church, Cousins And Classical Music Or How I Played Second Fiddle 16
Chapter 3 Auntie Molly and My Unfortunate (Invisible) Husband 22
Chapter 4 Soap Bubbles And Pea Pod People 26
Chapter 5 The Moss Lawn 30
Chapter 6 The Beach Box 33
Chapter 7 Kiki 37
Chapter 8 May Day, May Day! 41
Chapter 9 Grandpa "A" 45
Chapter 10 Papa And Me 52
Chapter 11 The Playmate Problem 57
Chapter 12 The Vegetable Man 65
Chapter 13 Aunt Dottie And The Opera Singer 71
Chapter 14 Working Mother, Traveler and Spy 76
Chapter 15 Daddy's War 82
Part 2 Suburbia
Chapter 16 Puttin' On The Dog In Dayton 91
Chapter 17 Daddy's Girls 97
Chapter 18 Being Betty Grable 101
Chapter 19 I Am A Dancer: A Dancer Dances! 104
Chapter 20 Herbie 108
Chapter 21 No More War! 111
Chapter 22 Aftermath 114
Chapter 23 Embarassing Moments 118
Chapter 24 Little Girl Lost 124
Chapter 25 Prince Charming 128
Chapter 26 Bare Shoulders And Orange Lipstick 131
Chapter 27 Boys 135
Chapter 28 The Adolescent Blues 143
Chapter 29 The Undoing Of Ralph 151
Chapter 30 High Fidelity 154
Chapter 31 Cheesecake 158
Chapter 32 "Trees" 161
Chapter 33 Trust Not 164
Chapter 34 "Teach" 167
Chapter 35 The White Russian 174
Chapter 36 Modeling School 177
Chapter 37 A Learning Experience 180
Chapter 38 The Straight Shooter 184
Chapter 39 She's A Trouper 189
Chapter 40 How To Eat For Nothing 194
Part 3 San Francisco
Chapter 41 Working Girls 201
Chapter 42 The Good-Taste Thing 208
Chapter 43 The Jewel Thief 212
Chapter 44 Alexei And The Art Of Seduction 217
Chapter 45 For Art's Sake 224
Chapter 46 More Sex In The City 228
Chapter 47 The Radical 232
Chapter 48 The Poet 235
Chapter 49 The Passion Pit 241
Chapter 50 Jo Jo 244
Chapter 51 Stage-Door Johnnies 247
Chapter 52 Lord Of The Dance 251
Chapter 53 I, Mannequin 255
Chapter 54 I Learn To Appreciate Opulence 258
Chapter 55 I Love A Man In Uniform 262
Chapter 56 I Am Not On The Menu! 268
Chapter 57 The Duke, The Count And Me 272
Chapter 58 USO 276
Chapter 59 Information, Please 281
Chapter 60 Life Of The Party 286
Epilogue Afterthoughts 293
