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Louise Field Cooper

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3 picks · 1937–1954

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Thirty Years Exactly
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The author owns the old walnut desk that once belonged to her grandfather. Among the many things that have been crammed into it by former owners is her …

The Unpersuaded
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At a summer colony the children between the ages of 8 and 10 are very mischevious. Their mothers get together over cocktails and decide to hire a college …

Baby Tiger
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A young man who had travelled in Indo-China, tells his fellow travellers about his worries; the customs- a few cases of champagne, and crates of stuff he …