tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711597213832900059.post3643309565776126168..comments2010-12-21T15:42:31.164-05:00Comments on The Titian Librarian: How I Became a Famous NovelistTitian Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03180224161557022742noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711597213832900059.post-75016828860048849052010-12-21T15:42:31.164-05:002010-12-21T15:42:31.164-05:00Because I can't resist a nod to my alma mater....Because I can't resist a nod to my alma mater. p. 110, Pete giving his Aunt Evelyn's backstory when he decides he's going to write his novel on a three week trip to his aunt's rustic maple sugaring farm in Vermont:<br />"The Story of Aunt Evelyn: Once Evelyn was a famously fierce lawyer. [...] That was the same year she announced she was a lesbian. This didn't bother anyone in our family, a fact which I think disappointed her because she was fired up to smoke any opposition. After that she mellowed out. She got a girlfriend, Margaret, who was only a few years older than me. Margaret had captained the Smith College rugby team to the national championship. [...] A year or two later, Evelyn announced that she was quitting the law. She and Margaret were going to move up to Vermont to open a maple sugar distillery. That was the kind of thing you could do if you didn't have kids, my mom had commented ruefully."Titian Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180224161557022742noreply@blogger.com