Sublime

fair land—let's call it 'Feminisia,'"

But in the world of satisfying stories—her preferred domain—both of Olivia’s parents are so much less than they should have been.

benevolence.

Lady Duff Twysden, a character right out of a very good English novel who had lost her way. Her look was original, her chic was original, and God knows her speech and her capacity for drink were all original.

When we’re all together, the world revolves around Evelyn, and why wouldn’t it. Her long hair shimmers in the glare of high summer, sun-bleached at the temples. She has new things to wear: a peach sundress and sandals with leather butterflies sewn on the ankle straps. She’s full of herself in the lovely outfit, gaining great pleasure out of her own

"and you must be desperately homesick."

blithe

mustn't look for

behavior was changing.