Status Updates From The Portrait of a Lady

“Isabel had stayed with her grandmother at various seasons, but somehow all her visits had a flavour of peaches.”

It’s kind of a vibe

Men are trash —I mean, pedophiles. Except Ralph. He’s in love with his cousin. But at least he has the decency not to act on his feelings, which is a low bar to set, yet still impossible to reach for any of the other men in this book.

Forgot about Bantling gallivanting about Europe with Henrietta. He’s the exception to the rule. I’ll be cheering for him from now on.