Franny and Zooey, by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey, by J.D. SalingerA funny, poignant snapshot of young adulthood from the much loved author of The Catcher in the Rye. Franny Glass and Lane Coutell are the perfect campus couple: beautiful, intelligent, their whole lives ahead of them. But one weekend when Franny is visiting, amid the excitement of the big Yale game, something goes wrong and tensions begin to surface. Are they really such a perfect match after all? Franny's older brother is Zooey. They come from a

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