What is your opinion of this photograph?
When looking at a photograph, especially an old one, have you ever had the feeling it was trying to tell you something?
This is a photograph of my grandmother (who died before I was born) taken in London, 1906 when she was nineteen years old.
I’ve spent a lot of time studying it and trying to decide what kind of woman she was. So what do her features say about her?
She has a strong chin which is supposed to indicate strength of character. Yet she seems wistful, almost sad. I feel she has the look of someone yearning to know what her future holds; a burning desire to hope her future will be better than her present.
With little know about her, I felt it was up to me to create a fictional account of her life. So I went ahead and wrote “The Chartreuse Dress”.
I am enjoying the discovery of Bella’s life, taken from seeing the photo of Kay’s grandmother, with the fictional life Kay gave her. I suggest you read this great book.
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Thanks so much. Pleased you’re enjoying my book and the way I’ve portrayed the character of Bella.
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Like “The Mona Lisa” your grandmother has an enigmatic expression. I love the way you have made use of that expression and created an alternative life for her. If “a picture is worth a thousand words “ I am sure she would have felt honoured for her portrait to have inspired those “thousand words” and more!
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