Portrait
Her Life Outside Writing
Clip: 9/25/1991 | 4m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
There was no celebration of the Jewish religion because Field's parents weren't...
There was no celebration of the Jewish religion because Field's parents weren't active. Once living in the mid-West, she felt marked at being different. Field is a great gardener, along with her entire family. She say's, "it's a family thing".
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Portrait
Her Life Outside Writing
Clip: 9/25/1991 | 4m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
There was no celebration of the Jewish religion because Field's parents weren't active. Once living in the mid-West, she felt marked at being different. Field is a great gardener, along with her entire family. She say's, "it's a family thing".
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