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Friendswood (novel)

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58:. The author, who lived in Brooklyn in 2014, originated from and was raised in Friendswood. The author stated that she "wanted to write about the particular textures of Friendswood itself—the Quaker church in the center of town, the humidity and heat, the local Mexican restaurant, the country music I heard so often in the background." She added that "The Friendswood in the novel is fictional. I was more interested in creating the essence of the place than its actual, factual geography." 203: 19: 184: 250: 39:
is the publisher. The waste site featured in the book never was located in Friendswood and has never been under the jurisdiction of Friendswood.
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is a 2014 novel by René Steinke. It is about an incident of dumping toxic waste in
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Rene Steinke’s ‘Friendswood’ in the Works as Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
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Novel with ties to a Houston suburb optioned for film
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shows address of site as being "11810 South Hill Dr"
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Friendswood, Texas
Riverhead Books
superfund
Brio Superfund site
unincorporated area
Harris County
Elizabeth Fowler
Susan Duff
Dannielle Thomas
Novel with ties to a Houston suburb optioned for film
Houston Chronicle


Rene Steinke’s ‘Friendswood’ in the Works as Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety



Friendswood in fact and fiction
Houston Chronicle
Embedded image
Dixie Oil Processors Site
Environmental Protection Agency
'Not fearful -- because what could touch her now?'
Houston Chronicle
Stub icon
stub
expanding it
See guidelines for writing about novels

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