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My special circle included Edna Ferber, one of the most prolific writers of her time–a scold, a snob, a low-profile dominatrix whose corseted asperity was never far from busting out.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? by Lee Israel

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

Good Bye to All That by Robert Graves

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston

Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

Harriet Tubman by Ann Petry

September 23, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This post with multiple reviews represents a clearing of the cache of backlogged Audible audiobooks (mostly quite short) that I am trying to work my way through. My audiobook TBR is significantly longer than my paper book TBR, which is almost always less than 10 at a time.   Can Your Ever Forgive Me? – 4/5 Despite the party line from English teachers about plagiarism and fraud and academic honesty, I do love a good con artist. And literary con artists have always had a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: albert camus, Ann Petry, Can You Ever Forgive Me, George MacDonald Fraser, kurt vonnegut, Lee Israel, robert graves, Zora Neale Hurston

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:507 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: albert camus, Ann Petry, Can You Ever Forgive Me, George MacDonald Fraser, kurt vonnegut, Lee Israel, robert graves, Zora Neale Hurston ·
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