"Her relations gave rise to the phrase 'keeping up with the Joneses'; but that did nothing to help the aspirations of an un-pretty, unfashionably red-headed little girl who was born to be remarkable. Almost symbolically, Edith's red hair remained defiantly unfaded until her dying day."https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/edith-wharton-a-magnificent-and-subtle-writer/
Portrait by Edward Harrison May |
Portrait by Edward Harrison May |
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