Gwenn is still a snot and Alice is still lovely. 'To all those girls whose letters I have been unable to answer, this book is lovingly dedicated. Isn't that pretty handwriting? I will have to go back and look at other inscriptions and put them in the recaps. But before I do, I found that those of my books that aren't library copies are inscribed as gifts! This one just says To Carolyn with love from Carole. Once again, I have done chapter recaps as I read and will transcribe them here. I read about these things on the internet so I can diagnose her with complete confidence. Well, she is definitely a narcissist and possibly a sociopath. (General Jordan is their stepfather, their Mom is dead and the little ones are their half-siblings.)Īlso, Gwenn is completely nuts. Which is rough on her because she loves Gwenn, who is her only living blood relative. So Alcie is our heroine, and her foil is her sister Gwenn. It looks like a salve for eczema in print. The main focus is on Alice, who sometimes goes by Alcie which sounds cuter in my head than it looks on the page. And Penny and Carrol and their dull husbands and superfluous children make an appearance as well. Now Dad is home, they have just moved to Governers Island where the Parrish family lives and Jennifer is still in charge of Everything. When we left the Jordans there was a war on, their Dad was gone and Jennifer was in charge of everything.

Not even a professional book photographer! But enough about that.īIG NEWS!! This is where worlds collide! This is a Jordan family book, but guess who some of the secondary characters (and one particularly dreeeeeeeeamy secondary character) are? THE PARRISHES!! Not to brag, but the cover on the right is my very own which looks clearer than the one on the left.

Friday's Child by Janet Lambert