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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. The Best of Everything

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 06:11 PM

Dec 2016

by Rona Jaffe. It came out in 1958, is about working girls in Manhattan in the early 1950's. Very much a pre-feminist novel but very good. Years ago I saw the movie based on it, and I'm going to watch it again once I'm done reading the book.

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What are you reading this week of December 18, 2016? [View all] hermetic Dec 2016 OP

Thanks, hermetic. I hope we don't begin living the Skull Mantra. TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #1

Mmm, an older one hermetic Dec 2016 #2

No snow here but the temp swings might kill me TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #3

I live in high desert hermetic Dec 2016 #4

The Best of Everything PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #5

Highly acclaimed hermetic Dec 2016 #6

That book is still in print. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #7

Yeah, I already checked hermetic Dec 2016 #8

It would be extremely interesting for someone from another country PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #9

For clarification hermetic Dec 2016 #11

"Wishin' and Hopin'" by Wally Lamb Number9Dream Dec 2016 #10

Hi! hermetic Dec 2016 #12

Finished The Best of Everything. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #13