She mingles with artists, thinkers, wannabes and hangers-on in the cafes of the left bank.Īnd she also encounters men. And so she's off to Paris in search of adventure. She convinces her good ol' Uncle Roger, who's a rich eccentric amateur astronomer, to finance her 'freedom.' He gives her a monthly allowance to use to go wherever she likes, and he tells her he doesn't want to hear from her for two years until she's ready to return and talk about what she's learned about the world. Her overwhelming impulse is to be free or, as she says, to 'run for her life.' She's not quite sure where she's running, but she's certain she wants to escape marriage, babies, cooking, cleaning and the other gender assignments of the late 1950s, when this book was written, as well as her provincial small-minded town and dopey cousins that cause her no end of: She's fiercely independent and once ran away from home at age 13 to become a bullfighter:īut she also worries that she will end up a librarian, alone and unloved among the bookshelves. It follows Sally Jay Gorce, who's fresh out of college and is bent on conquering Paris: 'The Dud Avocado' is a smart, funny and engaging book. This book was recommended by Danielle and a few other folks, and I am happy to pass along their approbation to you. This Sunday's book is 'The Dud Avocado' by Elaine Dundy. We'll cover fiction, nonfiction and the occasional graphic novel. Books on GIF is a weekly review and discussion of random books told with the help of GIFs.
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