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#12booksofchristmas @Andrew65 July
I've put this down for July because it had been sat on my shelf for ages and I'm still not sure how much I enjoyed it as it was sprawling, small print and lots of pages. The story of the life of Letty was however an interesting look at female experience and the USA from the 20s to the 40s ,a fascinating era. And of course who can resist virago covers and those lovely green spines.

Hard to caregorise this story of letty fox from teenager to young woman in New York from the late 1920s to 1945. Chaotic + comic the book shows in 1st person a girl exploring her sexuality amid a host of odd characters incl friends family and lovers. Radical in political thought letty is also flighty but determined. While at times I struggled with the style + length I put it down pleased to have read it + fascinated by the author's biography ⬇️

About to start this book. I had not heard of the author, but, apparently, she was very well respected and I should know who she is. From what I can tell, her books are tragic. We will see.