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...LADIES OF THE CLUB" by Helen Hooven Santmyer Putnam; 1,176 pages...
...Santmyer has not played much of a tune on that instrument, but her honest attempt is remarkable for its attention to detail-and, of course, its longevity. One suspects, considering the circus surrounding the book, that it is the publisher who has oversold the song and dance...
...began writing her warm, human novel about life in a small Ohio town as a response to Sinclair Lewis' acerbic Main Street. That was in the late 1920s. But for Helen Hooven Santmyer, 88, the 1982 publication by Ohio State University Press of her 1,344-page opus, . . . And the Ladies of the Club, was only the first chapter in a success story. Last week G.P. Putnam's Sons announced plans to reprint 50,000 hardback copies of her novel by August, and the Book-of-the-Month Club has chosen it as a main selection. Meanwhile Santmyer...
HERBS AND APPLES-Helen Hooven Santmyer-Houghton, Mifflin ($2.50). THE MISTY FLATS- Helen Woodbury-Little, Brown...
...Author Santmyer taps a brimming current of village life in Ohio. The rarity and validity of Derrick Thornton's talent are deeply impressed. Her unachieved love is made a vital experience. Her rediscovery of life's universal imminence is compelling and beautiful. The book is richly written...