MR. PRIVACY

by Susan Trott ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21, 1972

Mr. Privacy next door is so jumpy about anyone peeping over his fence that Sandra and Cy Tuttle think he must be growing opium poppies or hiding dead wives or maybe even hiding himself from a murderer. But he's not the only interesting neighbor, for into the tiny house on the other side moves gentle, toga-clad Shaboom, who solves the mystery of a now thawed Mr. Privacy (he turns out that he's a Wall Street drop-out who spends his time knitting beautiful sweaters that sell for $90.00), and apprehends the teen-aged addicts who have robbed the Turtles' house and tied Cy to a tree. Then across the way are friend Jim and his uptight, divorced mother whose reaction to anything unfamiliar is to shoot -- until Shaboom's Yoga lessons help her to relax and enjoy the neighborhood. With their own easy-going mother busy practicing her cello, Sandra and Cy naturally have a ball; readers won't be as carried away by all the unlikely interaction, but they might appreciate the author's neighborly good feeling toward all and enjoy her occasional good line.

Pub Date: Sept. 21, 1972

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1972

Categories: FICTION