[Book Reviews] "Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of Baroness de Pontalba"

[thewronghands]

Hello, Internet! I have recently been thoroughly delighted by one of my finds from the Garden District Book Shop, "Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of Baroness de Pontalba". This book was *magnificent*. The author's site does a pretty good job of summarizing it, as well as giving you a guide to her authorial style. Up-front disclaimers: the

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[thewronghands]

You are the first person to ask! So, take it home with you after Labor Day weekend. :)

[thewronghands]

Haha, several people have sent me that. If I tried it, though, everyone who knew me would be all "WTF is going on, why are you wearing... that... this is a setup, isn't it? Where's the camera?".

[intelligentrix]

Ha! I thought you'd like that one. The author was my first landlady in New Orleans. She lives in a re-purposed church.

[thewronghands]

Small fantastic world! [grin] Apparently she also wrote a book on the Czech Resistance to the Nazis that I'm going to read next (since George Washington Carver isn't out for another month or two). Did you like her writing as much as I did?

[anonymous]

This sounds fascinating and delightful! Thanks for the tip.

[roseneko]

This sounds fascinating and delightful! Thanks for the tip. :)

[thewronghands]

Sure thing! I think I am reading her book on the Czech Resistance next.