A Brief Introduction to the Author of Mother's Bank Account

Katherine Forbes (1908-1966), an American writer, was originally named Katherine Ryan Anderson. 1909 was born in San Francisco. Forbes was originally from Norway. Her grandmother immigrated to California from Norway in the late19th century, and her parents were both born in the United States. She used to be a screenwriter for a radio station and also wrote some short stories. 1942, her two short stories, Mom's Bank Account and Mom's Tenant, were published in Reader's Digest, which were warmly welcomed by readers and gave her great motivation. With her family experience as the background, she wrote more than a dozen similar short stories in one breath. These warm and touching stories were collected by 1943 and compiled into a book-Mom's Bank Account, which has been selling well for more than 60 years. Later, Forbes published the autobiographical novel Turning Point. In the late 1940s, due to chronic emphysema, she completely stopped writing. She died in San Francisco on 1966. Although the author died young, her works did not disappear. On the contrary, the mother's bank account has been reprinted and reprinted, creating a record for more than 60 years. The 17 true stories in the book have touched readers from generation to generation.