remembrance of books past
Sep. 6th, 2005 10:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonSecret Lives was one of my favorite books in elementary school. I remember getting it through the Scholastic Book club, though I don't know why I selected it. It's a simple mystery about a girl who discovers secrets about her mother's life and death in her stuffy aunts' attic.
I mention it now because I think it may have been the first thing to make me curious about New Orleans - the descriptions of whitewashed cemetery vaults, richly scented flowers and white silk scarves just seemed exotic to my 11 year old self. The descriptions of strict aunts perpetually in mourning lavender making fried green tomato sandwiches weren't quite as appealing, but were still pleasantly surreal.
Interestingly there's also a bit in the book with Addie seeing a dress in a shop window and her aunt helping her make it for half the price.. wonder if that stuck anywhere ;)
I mention it now because I think it may have been the first thing to make me curious about New Orleans - the descriptions of whitewashed cemetery vaults, richly scented flowers and white silk scarves just seemed exotic to my 11 year old self. The descriptions of strict aunts perpetually in mourning lavender making fried green tomato sandwiches weren't quite as appealing, but were still pleasantly surreal.
Interestingly there's also a bit in the book with Addie seeing a dress in a shop window and her aunt helping her make it for half the price.. wonder if that stuck anywhere ;)
