A Novel of the Same Name, by Pete Dexter

Shornet: The pleasure of the book is almost somebody knowing they're really working at a high level? And it's alsothese. These are historic figures. There was an agnes lake, there was a calamity jane. You can certainly see it as as it's written. It's not internal to anyone. Charley has a couple of internal thoughts, but they're quickly passed over. It's just staged. Let me just say a little bit about pete dexter. Ah, superb. She sure lights up a room. No, guys, that's what has for such a great example of a thing where a writer has engineered a scene they know is good

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