MixedI enjoyed this book but I didn't find it quite as memorable as some of his other works so I'm going to put it in the B category just below God bless you Mr rosewater
Jailbird (1979)
Others: Mixed Jailbird presents the memoir of one Walter F. Starbuck, recently released from jail after serving time for a minor role in the Watergate conspiracy. The novel relates the events of Starbuck’s first two days of freedom, during which he goes to New York City and encounters two people from his past. From enotes.com
- ISBN:
- 9780385333900
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- 246 pages
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