The Spectator Bird

The Spectator BirdBy: Wallace Stegner This tour de force of American literature and a winner of the National Book Award is a profound, intimate, affecting novel from one of the most esteemed literary minds of the last century and a beloved chronicler of the West. Joe Allston is a cantankerous, retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "just killing time until time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither

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and other characters will find this book to be a real treat

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Conan Doyle's narrative style and his depiction of London

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