The so blue marble.

The so blue marble. Hughes the so blue marble is a story that draws deeply from its urban setting. It is a bit thriller a bit noir and just a tad bit off the wall. It begins with a woman accosted on the street by two men who force their way into the apartment that she is borrowing from her ex husband. It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.

The blue marble is an image of earth taken on december 7 1972 from a distance of about 29 000 kilometers 18 000 miles from the planet s surface. The protagonist is griselda former actress current fashion designer for the rich and famous in the glittering world of hollywood. A star of the silver screen she gives up hollywood after a year and moves to new york to become a designer. Dorothy b hughes at the age of twenty four griselda satterlee has already lived two lifetimes.

Nicholson and watson 1943. Rate it you rated it 0. One night while returning to her ex husband s east side apartment where she is staying she is accosted by two frightening young men who demand that she give them the blue marble what follows. The so blue marble.

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The so blue marble. Share your thoughts complete your review. Octavo 19cm x 12cm red cloth with black titles to spine unclipped dust jacket 191pp last page used as paste down as issued war economy standard issue. The so blue marble 1940 was the debut novel for dorothy b.

It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.

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