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A Slipping-Down Life by Anne Tyler · Booklabria

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A Slipping-Down Life

Young adultTeenage girls

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First published: 1970
Editions: 26 in 2 languages

Synopsis

Evie Decker is a shy, slightly plump teenager with a distant father an dhours and hours of silence to fill. Then one night she hears local rock inger Drumstrings Casey on the radio and is instantly enchanted by his ool, emotionless voice.

Subjects: Young adult
Teenage girls
High school students
Rock musicians
Rock music fans
Set in: North Carolina

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26 in 2 languages

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English24 German2

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