Title

Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, April 9, 1951

Authors

Linda Grace Hoyer

Files

Description

In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda updates John about life at home after his visit on spring break. Linda describes the sadness she feels from missing John's presence, and hopes he and Christopher Lasch enjoyed their stay.

Publication Date

4-9-1951

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

West Reading, Cedar Top, Alleghenyville, Mr. Wertz, Dear Juan, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Lasch, dogs, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

This letter is signed [Mother].

The reverse of the letter contains an unrelated fragment of fiction writing, perhaps from the Dear Juan novel.

Recommended Citation

Hoyer, Linda Grace, "Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, April 9, 1951" (1951). Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence. 81.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/hoyer_correspondence/81

Rights Statement

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