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#CBR10Bingo: AlabamaPink – The Dud Avocado (First bingo!)

October 16, 2018 by Malin 2 Comments

#CBR10Bingo: AlabamaPink Sally Jay Gorce is a young woman of independent means, thanks to the benevolence of a rich uncle. He’s given her enough money to live comfortably abroad for two whole years, no strings attached, as long as she comes back and tells him about her adventures at the end of the two years. Not needing to hold down a job or really do anything at all for the money, means Sally Jay spends her time flitting about Paris, taking a lover, drinking and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR10, 1950s, AlabamaPink, cbr10bingo, elaine dundy, historical fiction, Malin, paris, the dud avocado

Malin's CBR10 Review No:87 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR10, 1950s, AlabamaPink, cbr10bingo, elaine dundy, historical fiction, Malin, paris, the dud avocado ·
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It’s amazing how right you can be about a person you don’t know; it’s only the people you do know who confuse you

August 16, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR10Bingo – Alabama Pink I wasn’t around to know Alabama Pink in any way, but reading her post for this novel made me appreciate some version of the loss this community suffered. I was also glad to see this book on her list, because it’s a book I’ve owned for a while and feels like it always should have been up my alley, and for the most part it was. I have an affection loud-mouth American girls who refuse to act in according to social […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr10bingo, elaine dundy, the dud avocado

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:313 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr10bingo, elaine dundy, the dud avocado ·
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