Historical September 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Lizzie by Evan Hunter is a fictionalized biography of Lizzie Bordon, who is reputed to have killed her mother and father with an ax in August 1892. Hunter alternates the inquest and trial with an account of Lizzie’s exciting trip to Europe prior to the murders to show how she felt sufficated and constricted after returning to the little New England town.
The book was on the best seller list for quite awhile and has been in demand at the Kiosk for quite some time. Evan Hunter has also written many mysteries under the name Ed McBain. First on the best seller list for awhile is …
And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hoover Santmyer.
It is a colorful book about the life of women in an Ohio Town from 1868 to 1932. Book Without A Name, by Kit Williams, who also wrote Masquerade is a beautiful picture story book offering a prize for the finder of the book’s title.
The seal will be broken May 25, 1985.
It could be you who wins the prize.
In any case, it is a very handsome book. Frederick Forsythe has been a favorite of mine for a long time since he wrote such books as The day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War as well as others.
I have just finished his book of short stories titled No Comebacks. Five of the stories are set in Ireland where the author lived for a long time.
One called “There are No Snakes in Ireland” is set in the North of Ireland where the “troubles” are.
It deals with the bigotry an Indian medical student encounters and the ending is ironic. New books come in every day and are displayed in the window and on one of the tables.
There is a new section of youth books right in front of the circulation desk.
Some of these look quite interesting so you high schoolers come in and have a look.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1984.
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