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Neri, G.

Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale

332 pp. | Houghton | November, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-328-68598-8 $16.99
(4) 4-6 This sequel covers three Christmases in the lives of childhood friends Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee; most of the novel takes place in 1937 Monroeville, Alabama, after Tru runs away from military school. Although the pair's coming-of-age as writers is affecting, the hodgepodge plot--loosely based on actual events and Capote short stories and incorporating a murder trial, fire, lynching, and fruitcake--results in a disjointed whole.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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