Prologue.

The Mayor of 49th Street.

Cooking Lessons.

Flamande Salad: The Recipe.

Generosity.

Drawing.

Irene Selznick.

Chicken Loaf: The Recipe.

A Friend in Need.

Fenwick.

Kate’s Brother Dick.

Helping My Family.

Kate’s Only Husband.

Mass for Spencer.

Visiting Aunt Jenny.

Jack Larson.

Norah’s Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast: The Recipe.

Fans.

Helping Irene.

Stephen Sondheim’s Chef.

Norah’s Rum Cake: The Recipe.

Opening Night Party.

The Irish Mafia.

Katharine Houghton.

Kate’s Friend Laura Harding.

Laura’s Lemon Gelatin Dessert: The Recipe.

Spencer’s Daughter.

What’s Left Unsaid.

Jane Fonda.

Barbara Walters.

The Flower Torrent.

Martina Navratilova.

Cynthia McFadden.

Fenwick Meatloaf: The Recipe.

The Missing Madonna and Child.

St. Paddy’s Day.

Kate, Norah, and Money.

Discoveries.

The Handyman.

Kate’s Brownies: The Recipe.

Maureen’s Big News.

Stephen Sondheim, The Technician.

Stephen Sondheim’s Gazpacho: The Recipe.

Entertaining Molly.

Dinner with Michael Jackson.

Driving to Boca.

Hilly’s Chicken Piccata: The Recipe.

Mom’s Wedding Brooch.

Two Generations of Courage.

Robert Wagner.

Sidney Poitier.

Norah’s Lace Cookies: The Recipe.

My Boyfriend.

In the Garden with Kate.

Liz Smith.

Dinner for a Crowd.

Norah’s Beef Stew: The Recipe.

Garson Kanin’s Betrayal.

Honor at the Kennedy Center.

Biographies and Autobiographies.

Lauren Bacall.

Anthony Quinn.

Kate’s Favorite Beet Soup: The Recipe.

Mom’s Boss and My Wedding.

Warren Beatty.

An Invitation from Bob Dylan.

Mom’s Hot Toddy: The Recipe.

Caring for Kate.

Letting Go.

Index.