Interview with Sue Grafton, March 28, 1993
Project: Kentucky Writers Oral History Project
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Grafton discusses her childhood, which was shaped by her parents' alcoholism. She wrote from a young age, and continued writing through college. Grafton talks about the death of her mother. Later on she discusses writing as a career, and her professional work habits, and awards she has won. Grafton mentions her desire for privacy.Interview Accession
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Grafton, Sue Interview by L. Elisabeth Beattie. 28 Mar. 1993. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Grafton, S. (1993, March 28). Interview by L. E. Beattie. Kentucky Writers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Grafton, Sue, interview by L. Elisabeth Beattie. March 28, 1993, Kentucky Writers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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