A lot of my world view was shaped by this innocent wholesomeness, exemplified by Rose, the main character. those were the days.Īnyway, revisiting a book like Eight Cousins reminds me exactly how I was influenced by these characters. I even made an informational web page about them on Angelfire. (The fact that Mitch has taken to reading particularly adjective-laden passages aloud from The Da Vinci Code-just to spite me-is not helping.When I was in my early teens, there was a trifecta of authors that I devoured: Jane Austen, L.M. Eventually, that went away, and so one hopes that, eventually, I’ll stop seeing ellipses, ellipses, ellipses every time I read a blog post. I figure it’ll be like my first weeks working as a dental assistant, when I had trouble navigating conversations because all I could see when I looked at people were teeth, teeth, teeth. Having an outlet for my enthusiasm is great, though the jury is still out as to whether this will make me more or less bearable as I person. I didn’t know how much I enjoyed editing until I found myself saying (on multiple occasions, and with audible italics), “Oh, you write? Well, if you ever want somebody to read things through for you, please send them my way. For more about who they are, what they do and why they love to do it, click here (and order a copy!). Firstly, Deeply Rooted is the kind of publication I can wholeheartedly endorse and I am thrilled at the prospect of reading through (and bonding with) their articles. I recently started working as a copy editor for Deeply Rooted magazine! This is exciting for two different reasons. Now, when I peek out the window while tidying the lunch room (it’s a co-op, remember), I see her brown braids bouncing along in the thick of a game involving a prison, some jump ropes, a wild horse or two and boys (plural). After that first month of tears and trepidation, she jumped into the fray and never looked back.

By the way, Lydia has changed her tune about boys since September.

Eight cousins by louisa may alcott