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Elaine and John Steinbeck in 1950.

Elaine and John Steinbeck in 1950.

27Speaks on Oct 13, 2022

The fate of the late Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor home hangs in the balance as it sits on the open market. However, an informal coalition of individuals and groups that want to preserve the home as a historic site and writers’ retreat is endeavoring to raise the funds to purchase the waterfront property where Steinbeck wrote his final novel, “The Winter of Our Discontent,” before a private buyer does. Nada Barry, the proprietor of The Wharf Shop, joins the editors on the podcast this week to share memories from her friendship with Steinbeck and to highlight the significance of his former home.

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