Wasn't the Grass Greener?
Thirty-three Reasons Why Life Isn't as Good as It Used to Be
by Barbara Holland
Published in June 26, 2000, Harvest Books

a collection of informal essays (suibi)

很久没有捧着一本书要看完了。这本随笔是一个女人（老太太？）的怀旧之作，谈及美国生活的很多小方面，比如晾衣绳。很多观点跟我不谋而合。作者文笔流畅，巧妙，幽默。

作者网页：
http://www.barbaraholland.net/