{"id":40045,"date":"2026-01-25T21:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=40045"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:54:10","slug":"69-barrow-street-by-sheldon-lord-all-editions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/69-barrow-street-by-sheldon-lord-all-editions\/","title":{"rendered":"69 Barrow Street by Sheldon Lord (All Editions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-\">In <em>69 Barrow Street<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?s=sheldon+Lord\">Sheldon Lord<\/a> (Lawrence Block) delivers another slice of mid-century Greenwich Village life, blending the &#8220;small town in a big city&#8221; atmosphere with the transgressive edge typical of 1960s pulp. The story centers on a specific address that serves as a crossroads for a variety of &#8220;lost souls&#8221; and bohemians. 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