Jeanne Judson

Actually quite charming, in its way. It was written in 1972, but it feels like it's set in the 40s or 50s. It's trying to be progressive, I think, with its attitudes toward American Indians, but as usual with these things it doesn't do it very well.

First line: "The back of the Land-Rover was filled with tools, for, as Claudia said, no one had been near the picnic grounds for weeks, and one never knew what one would find."

**SPOILERS**

It's about a young girl who lives in a small town and wishes vaguely that her life was more exciting. So then her sort-of fiance turns out to be a drug smuggler! and she gets tied to a tree! and her best friend moves to New York to become an actress! and she dates a handsome policeman! and helps organize an Indian art exhibit! and dresses as a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween! and dances with an Indian boy! and spends two months in a coma! and marries a doctor!

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