When Fairies Danced
When Fairies Danced This hugely entertaining tale begins in the south of the USA in 1958. Fact and fiction coalesce as the family embarks upon a life-changing journey. The novel is part memoir. Names…
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When Fairies Danced
This hugely entertaining tale begins in the south of the USA in 1958. Fact and fiction coalesce as the family embarks upon a life-changing journey. The novel is part memoir.
Names have been altered. The dynamics of family life is what gives the narrative momentum. The story line follows the adult memory of the author.
It captures the idea of memory and the mythical self. The main character, Georgina Jane O'Shaughnessy, is a small, quiet child. How can such a person be mythical?
Be legendary? As the story unfolds, the reader will discover how this can be.Stream of consciousness is used in several interludes, some of which hearken back to the mindset leading to the War Between the States in the 1860s. Parts are written in the omniscient third person.
Throughout the novel, memory recovers sights, sounds, tastes and attitudes long gone. During the time in which the novel is set, America