Word: margarete
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...MARGARET C. PHILPOTT San Diego...
...advertise several times a day over WEEI that its Decor "defies description." The shelves of the "priceless antiques" are lined with Readers Digest Condensed Books. Germaine Greer, Bobby Orr, Spiro T. Agnew, Margaret Mead and others are illuminated in apostolic garb against the far wall. At best, the decor can be described as eclectic, at worst, obscene...
...NEEDLE'S EYE by MARGARET DRABBLE 368 pages. Knopf...
After six serious, successful novels, Margaret Drabble has a major reputation in Britain, but she is not nearly so well known in the U.S. Drabble's hallmark is unadorned intelligence. Her books tend to leave one massive impression rather than memories of particular scenes. Though she is a formidable social observer, other writers organize a more effective Dreadful Dinner Party...
This is the author's longest, most ambitious book, but like her others it is meandering, reflective and unromantic -low on plot, long on thoughtfulness. There is, however, one new disconcerting element. The prose is notably fussier than usual. If there were a Comma Prize, Margaret Drabble would win in a walk. ∙Martha Duffy