Memphis Afternoons
James Conaway. Avon Books, $10 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-380-72298-3
The author of Napa recalls growing up in Memphis in the 1940s and `50s. (July)
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Reviewed on: 07/04/1994
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 248 pages - 978-0-9897255-5-2
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