Summary of Lisa Napoli's Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie

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#1 Sue Levitt, who lived in New York City, was a fan of the radio show Grand Central Station. She would spend hours listening to the show and daydreaming about life in the fictional train terminal.

#2 Sue’s family was very loving and supportive, but they weren’t wealthy. They lived in a pre-war building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and her mother worked as a bookkeeper for the city. By the time television arrived in the 1950s, her world was changing around her.

#3 Sue was accepted into one of the city’s most competitive public high schools, Music and Art, where she met her future husband. She was surrounded by a group of peers who were all extremely unique, but who all shared the same interests and dreams.

#4 Ed was the first person to whom Sue showed any interest in music or literature. He was also the first to encourage her to pursue a career in music. She was determined to conquer the world, and she knew that an ordinary life would not do.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669392293

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Insights on Lisa Napoli's Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Sue Levitt, who lived in New York City, was a fan of the radio show Grand Central Station. She would spend hours listening to the show and daydreaming about life in the fictional train terminal.

#2

Sue’s family was very loving and supportive, but they weren’t wealthy. They lived in a pre-war building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and her mother worked as a bookkeeper for the city. By the time television arrived in the 1950s, her world was changing around her.

#3

Sue was accepted into one of the city’s most competitive public high schools, Music and Art, where she met her future husband. She was surrounded by a group of peers who were all extremely unique, but who all shared the same interests and dreams.

#4

Ed was the first person to whom Sue showed any interest in music or literature. He was also the first to encourage her to pursue a career in music. She was determined to conquer the world, and she knew that an ordinary life would not do.

#5

Sue’s parents were extremely proud of her, but also intimidated by how much she was learning. Her father offered to help her with the dishes if she wanted to spend all her time studying.

#6

Sue was extremely ambitious, and she loved her job at Columbia. She was also aware that the opportunities she had were not available to her mother. She graduated from Sue to Susan.

#7

Susan was a skilled typist who landed a summer job at the celebrity magazine 16, launched by a onetime literary agent who’d switched to publishing after being busted for swindling his clients. She met a handsome young man named Louis Stamberg, and they began