Began reading 'Her Fearful Symmetry' by Audrey Niffenegger (which is wonderful so far), and found an interesting bit of information online about the book. Much of the story centers around this cool old cemetery in London, which actually exists---and she went so far as to meet with a founding member of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery, Jean Pateman, telling her that she wanted to arrange the book setting around that old place. Mrs. Pateman tried to discourage her, alluding to the profanity in 'The Time Traveler's Wife' (which Niffenegger wrote) feeling it was not respectful of the cemetery to have similar language in the current book. The author agreed to limit her use of foul language and to not have naughty scenes in the cemetery, and everyone was happy.
Me too. Unnecessary swearing doesn't add to a book, in my opinion, but just makes lots of folks uncomfortable. Write well without the nonsense.
Me too. Unnecessary swearing doesn't add to a book, in my opinion, but just makes lots of folks uncomfortable. Write well without the nonsense.
Anyway, as I said, am really enjoying the book so far. Very Gothic, in a current time frame sort of setting. Reminds me of 'The Thirteenth Tale' by Diane Setterfield and 'The Historian' by Elizabeth Kostova. Good creep stuff! My favorite sort of reading is anything that smacks of late 19th century England anyway, and when modern fiction picks up on that flavor, I'm hooked.
(information acquired from Chicago Magazine, October 2009)
(information acquired from Chicago Magazine, October 2009)
