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I think because I had just recently read The Last Bathing Beauty and it had a similar theme, I just couldn't get into this one.
Also, Miss Ella had just recently celebrated her 73rd birthday, and was an old lady, according to her children and everyone around her. As a 70-almost 71-year-old, I found that disturbing. I FINALLY figured out "the war" was WWII and not Vietnam, although it took me a while, and that made the book set somewhere around 1999-2000, so not that long ago, but still enough to ...more
Also, Miss Ella had just recently celebrated her 73rd birthday, and was an old lady, according to her children and everyone around her. As a 70-almost 71-year-old, I found that disturbing. I FINALLY figured out "the war" was WWII and not Vietnam, although it took me a while, and that made the book set somewhere around 1999-2000, so not that long ago, but still enough to ...more
Slow going, summer breeze with a southern drawl vibe.
Interesting to learn that Edgar Allan Poe spent time in Charleston which provided some inspiration for some of his works.
Interesting to learn that Edgar Allan Poe spent time in Charleston which provided some inspiration for some of his works.
