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The Long Long Afternoon

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Inga Vesper’s tale of 1950s’ small town California

Posted by Aruna at February 9, 2021 in reviews &the literary lounge

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    Inga Vesper’s debut novel, The Long, Long Afternoon, opens in the claustrophobic heat of the summer of 1959, against the background of an America experiencing great change, socially, politically and racially. Sunnylakes, where the book’s set, is a wealthy, white enclave of Santa Monica, where the women and men adhere to gender-stereotypes, the … Continue readings →

Tags : 1950s' California books, California crime, Inga Vesper, Inga Vesper journalist, race and misogyny 1950s' America, The Long Long Afternoon

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