| Birth Day | June 14, 1944 |
| Birth Place | New York |
| Age | 76 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Oct 24, 1992 (age 48) |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
An American author, she is known for novels such as Passion and Affect and Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object. She also published a nonfiction book entitled Home Cooking.
She was a regular contributor to magazines such as Gourmet, Mademoiselle, Allure, and Playboy.
She died from a heart attack at the age of forty-eight.
She married Juris Jurjevics; they had one daughter together.
She and Clarence Day both contributed to The New Yorker.
