Steinbeck: A Life in Letters | Elaine Steinbeck & Robert Wallsten Bracelet in whose upheavals four strangers–a

in whose upheavals four strangers–a spirited widow

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In the title story of this collection by one of America’s greatest writers

Steinbeck: A Life in Letters | Elaine Steinbeck & Robert Wallsten Bracelet in whose upheavals four strangers–a"Surely his most interesting, plausibly his most memorable, and . . . arguably his best book" The New York Times Book Review For John Steinbeck, who hated the telephone, letter writing was a preparation for work and a natural way for him to communicate his thoughts on people he liked and hated; on marriage, women, and children; on the condition of the world; and on his progress in learning his craft. Opening with letters written during Steinbeck's