12/29/24
Shy Creatures, by Clare Chambers. Mariner Books, 2024. 392 pages.
In this bittersweet novel it is 1964, and psychiatry is beginning to move from the trend of medicating patients to listening to them.
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Month: December 2024
A Gift for Readers who are Shoppers
12/13/24
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue, by Julie Satow. Doubleday, 2024. 476 pages (360 before photos and bibliography).
Journalist and author Satow presents us with a colorful journey through the aisles and offices of three of New York City’s mid-twentieth century upscale department stores, and the lives of the women whose visions and work made their ventures exceptional.
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