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1. What is the basis of the source material for The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer? What is the subject of the book?

The book is based upon characters and events originally developed and portrayed in the television series "Twin Peaks," in which solving the murder of Laura Palmer was a central narrative focus. The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer is a recreation of a key element in "Twin Peaks," a completed and fleshed out version of the diary that was referred to and utilized in the series as a source of clues and information.

2. What does Laura describe in her first diary entry? What occasion begins the narrative?

On July 22, 1984, in the first entry in her new diary given to her for her twelfth birthday, Laura writes of her intention to tell it everything. The entry ends with Laura being called by her father to come downstairs and get a surprise. In her second entry, Laura excitedly describes her surprise - the gift of a beautiful horse which she names Troy.

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