My co-worker sends her thanks to everyone who replied with possible
"Simeon" character names from pre-1963. Still waiting to hear from her
friend, to see if one of them is the right title, but I didn't want to
forget to send our appreciation. :)
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On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 10:01 AM Jorgenson, Jane <
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> A few from that era:
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> My Cousin Simeon by Virginia Lintern (1960)
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> Son Out of Egypt by Raymond Agee – this one is about the biblical Simeon,
> but is a novel about him (1959)
>
> The Turquoise by Anya Seton – Main character is a woman, but man she
> marries is named Simeon Tower. Starred review in Kirkus (1945/46?)
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> Jane Jorgenson
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> Hello, all -
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> I am writing this one for a coworker who has a friend searching for a
> pre-1963 book that features a character named "Simeon". One of the
> friend's cousins was named after the character in this book. Her friend
> also said that both the expectant parents read this book, and it had to
> have been 1963 or earlier, as the cousin was born in 1963. The friend is
> hoping she will recognize the title if she sees it, so all suggestions are
> helpful.
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>
> It is not the Simeon in the Holy Bible. She knows it was some kind of
> novel. It was not the Agatha Christie title Murder for Christmas, aka A
> Holiday for Murder and also aka Hercule Poirot's Christmas. It is also not
> the Anthony Trollope novel. The expectant parents were known to read a lot
> of Nevil Shute.
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> That's all we know. Can you help?
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> *Deborah Roy, Acquisitions*
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