Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Author:Carlene Bauer [Bauer, Carlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013-02-05T05:00:00+00:00

July 20, 1959

Dear Bernard—

I was very much moved by your letter.

I will of course remain your friend.

What did I think of the Eliot manse? Well, it was impressive in the way it came off as both austere and lavish. Should there ever be a Marxist revolution on American soil, your parents will be safe, as their people taught them how to hide in plain sight. But really and truly, I was most jealous of your mother’s splendiferous roses. If I one day happen to have a yard all my own, splendiferous rosebushes will be the first order of business. The yellow ones were my favorites—pale and frothy, as if they would smell of eggnog and not roses.

Let’s just say that your mother and I seem to have decided that we will not have a mutual admiration society.

You’re right—I do feel hesitant to talk about what happened. My people, for better and for worse, taught me how to hide what was too difficult to bear. I feel shy as I write to you. I don’t want to say anything that’s beside the point. One of the things I want to say I know is childish, but I mean it with my whole heart: I hope you never have to take Thorazine again.

I want you to feel hope more than you feel despair. That is what I have been praying for.

Yours,

Frances

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