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Non-Fiction

madaboutharry

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1. This does sound wonderful.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Tue Nov 9, 2021, 07:36 AM

Nov 2021

I think her novel “The Price of Salt” is one of the beautiful books ever written.

Highsmith was also known to have a mean streak, which always seemed to me incongruous with some of the characters she created.

I may need to buy this book as well.

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