Megan’s Book of Divorce

Megan’s Book of Divorce: a kid’s book for adults : as told to Erica Jong
Jong
1984

Submitter: I found this amazing book at a used book store. Not necessarily a library book, but still awesome. I took pics of so many pages, I might as well have scanned the whole book. There were odd things left and right. I also looked up the author, Erica Jong, on Wikipedia. Interesting to note that she has been married 4 times, and “She has a daughter from her third marriage, Molly Jong-Fast.” (Yes, that’s a lady.)

Some interesting things from the book that are pictured:
-the bizarre underwear scene, which is also repeated on the inside front dust jacket
-the racist undertones regarding the nanny
-the creepy shadowy “criminal” being locked up and the line about how the cop turns on the siren and flashes the lights just to speed
-Mom’s actor friend, who sleeps all the time (???) (it mentions earlier that both parents are screenwriters…)
-“My mom takes in strays. She is big-hearted but dumb.”
-the panic in the boyfriend’s eyes when Megan threatens that her mom will marry him
-She plays “divorce” with her friend
-“Get mom to kill Kate.”
-author bio: “Erica Jong is a writing mother.” succinct, to the point, and slightly off-putting

Holly: Sadly, yes, this book is available in several public libraries around the country.