Freya & Zoose by Emily Butler

Author:Emily Butler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2019-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

In the years after she finished school, Freya watched as her classmates paired off to start their own families, or opened dress shops, or became paleontologists or musicians. Some stayed on at school as teachers. One penguin, whom Freya had privately admired very much, wrote a book of poetry that won awards, both locally and abroad.

What Freya herself did was, in a word, nothing.

Perhaps “nothing” is an exaggeration. After all, she lived with Aunt Agatha as something between a companion and a servant. She kept the house tidy and prepared their meals. She sent the laundry out (but pressed and starched their collars herself). She read at night from a book of her aunt’s choosing, usually a merciless compilation of wisdom from a prior century. She attended no parties, no picnics, no plays, no excursions to the seashore, and never, under any circumstances, did she go to the opera. This was easier than you might suppose, because she was never invited.

Things changed slightly when she came into her inheritance. Before that, Aunt Agatha had given her so little pocket money that she couldn’t afford the fare to go downtown, let alone buy a dish of meatballs when she got there. But after her inheritance was settled, Freya took a few liberties. To begin with, she ordered a better hat. She also frequented bookstores and allowed herself an occasional purchase.

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