Coomer,
Joe. The Loop (Boston: Faber & Faber, 1992) 201 p.
Fiona
(no last name given) is a reference librarian at Tarrant County
Junior College. She has traveled around the country working at many
libraries along the way. Her specialty is mending and rebinding
books. "She was attractive in a pesky way ... at least she
seemed to think so. He'd never met a more arrogant person. He'd
been using this library for more than ten years, and had found her
behind the circulation desk for the first time at the beginning of
last semester, a red plastic pin on her blouse announcing: 'Fiona --
Assistant Librarian.' Beneath this another pin: 'Bona fide
Bookworm.' Beneath this yet another pin: 'May I help you?' In
Fiona's case this last statement was more of a command than a request
.... She didn't have the ability to whisper. When she attempted to
whisper her words came out in a shrill whistle that caused everyone
in the room to wrinkle." She is called upon to help find the
origin of a found parrot. She does some research at the Fort Worth
Public Library. She and the parrot's owner eventually move to Oregon
together.
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