Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "feminist"
Louisa May Alcott
The Boston Cocktail:
1 1.2 oz dry gin
1 1/2 oz apricot brandy
1/4 oz grenadine
shake with ice, pour into a martini glass and sit down and enjoy Susan Cheever's "personal biography" on the much revered and much misunderstood writer Alcott. Cheever's finds fault with Alcott's father, though famous himself, a bit of an odd ball and a failure. His harsh treatment of his daughter - the entire family - and their growing up in severe poverty shaped and motivated Alcott to write. And write she did. Her life seems drab, confined to family obligations and to her own writing she never married - never seemed to want to - yet was the "recipient" of a young girl to raise when she was herself late in life. A light read. The most fascinating parts of the book were the literary influences in her life that lived in her town, including Emerson and Henry James and Thoreau.
1 1.2 oz dry gin
1 1/2 oz apricot brandy
1/4 oz grenadine
shake with ice, pour into a martini glass and sit down and enjoy Susan Cheever's "personal biography" on the much revered and much misunderstood writer Alcott. Cheever's finds fault with Alcott's father, though famous himself, a bit of an odd ball and a failure. His harsh treatment of his daughter - the entire family - and their growing up in severe poverty shaped and motivated Alcott to write. And write she did. Her life seems drab, confined to family obligations and to her own writing she never married - never seemed to want to - yet was the "recipient" of a young girl to raise when she was herself late in life. A light read. The most fascinating parts of the book were the literary influences in her life that lived in her town, including Emerson and Henry James and Thoreau.
ADELE HUGO, LA MISERABLE
I learned so much from this book by Leslie Smith Dow. The beautiful daughter of Victor Hugo was cultured, privileged and ultimately schizophrenic. Her end was sad. Surprisingly Adele is considered a feminist role-model because of her independence and thwarting of women's traditional roles.
Settle in with a Hugo:
Champagne
fresh lemon juice
a sugar cube
dash of absinthe
Settle in with a Hugo:
Champagne
fresh lemon juice
a sugar cube
dash of absinthe
