Elsa Pendleton

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Elsa Pendleton


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in Lakewood, Ohio, The United States
February 26, 1937

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I received my B. A. degree from Oberlin College and my M.L.S. degree (Library Science) from Louisiana State University. From 1980 till 1999 my husband and I lived in the Mojave Desert, working for the Navy (he as a federal employee, I as a government contractor), During that time I became seriously interested in fiction writing. I found myself drawn to the Eastern Sierra, first to learn about the Los Angeles Aqueduct, subject of my first novel, Pinyon Creek, California. I have also published a murder mystery and I co-authored a collection of essays about library work.
My new novel covers the same family as my first one, taking them through most of World War II.
I have two sons, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. I'm inordinately pro
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my little notebook

I carry around a little notebook where I keep titles of books I would like to read. We travel full-time, so it is rare that we can use libraries; we count on bookstores and look for both new and used books, and hope on each trip that we can find some good ones. Bob finds surprises because he does not look in advance, usually, for his books; he checks the cover, the blubs, whatever is included on t Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.45 · 77 ratings · 22 reviews · 6 distinct works
The Long Overdue Library Bo...

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Death by Chocolate: A Murde...

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Pinyon Creek, California

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