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Garner continues, this book s editor, teresa carpenter, a longtime village voice writer, has had the ingenious idea to comb through hundreds of diaries, written by the famous and the unknown in new york, and to liberate these chronicles of their crunchiest and most humane bits. Spanning 400 years, teresa carpenters selection of snippets from new yorkers diaries reveals both the magic and tragedy of this great city. Darren richard carlaw, the new york journal of books. Background teresa carpenter was born on august 1, 1948, in independence, missouri, united states. Most everyones spirits are a bit deflated after the holidays. Jan 03, 2012 diaries reveals new york through the ages fresh air. First, i have to out myself, i was one of the factcheckers for this book. Winter season, a dancers journal, was published when she was 22 years old by random house.
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