A nice memory
LR Pearson, Arts 99 (lp9616@bristol.ac.uk)
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:00:39 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
I've just remembered something which was very special to me and thought
I would like to share...
A couple of years ago, I went on a school trip and during my lunch hour
found myself browsing the bookshop. As is my wont, I looked at the
Salinger section in the vain a hope a new book would materialise and,
despite the lack of said new material, feel the need to buy a book
anyway. So, I bought Franny and Zooey with the vague intention of
giving it to an old friend who I was due to visit.
That evening, I bumped into a frined who I hadn't seen for about a
year. One quiet drink turned into a whole evening, and we found
ourselves dscussing major stuuf like philosophy and religion. At one
point, I said, "Franny and Zooey just illustrates my point exactly". He
had never read it so, hey presto! I pulled it out of my bag and
presented it to him. It was so perfect, I had felt the overwhelming
urge to buy that book - that particular book - and then the perfect
person to read it materialised. He loved it.
Just thought I'd tell that story since it came back to me all of a
sudden.
Love, Lucy-Ruth
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LR Pearson, Arts 99
lp9616@bristol.ac.uk