Talk. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1924.
First Edition stated. Interesting novel of a woman who seemed too progressive for owning and running a bookstore after she became married. Years later she is ridiculed for being old-fashioned. "Talk became an immediate best seller. Several reviewers compared Emanie’s book to Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. In praising her understanding of small towns, a New York paper observed that Emanie Sachs 'knows more about a small town livery stable than any other woman writer.' Another northern paper praised Emanie’s unique approach to southern life: 'Without a Doric pillared mansion, without a mint julep, without a colonel, Mrs. Sachs has achieved the unique success of writing about the American South without bursting into tears every time she mentions the latitude.' A Denver reviewer called Emanie’s book the best first novel he’d read in many years and another reviewer labeled the volume not only a 'remarkable first novel but it would be a remarkable second or third novel.' (Nancy Disher Baird, published lecture, 2008) Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with scattered edge chipping, dime sized chip at lower spine end and top rear panel.
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