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Blue plate special is the evocative, irresistible tale of the life and loves of one of americas greatest writers, kate christensen. Here, novelist kate christensen tells her own story, from her unorthodox childhood in 1960s berkeley as the daughter of a legal activist who ruled the house with his fists to her extraordinary success as a penfaulkner awardwinning author. Thirtythreeyearold julia daniel doesnt really feel at home a. Interview with kate christensen, author of blue plate. Then, for her birthday she got a stuffed blue whale and a book with the baby beluga lyrics.
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