Black Ribbon (2011)
“She loved Dog’s Life, she loved my column, she loved my articles, she loved not only everything about everything I’d ever written but everything about how I’d written it. To Cam, a more accomplished obedience handler and a far greater legal expert on the sport than I’ll ever be, Eva said just about nothing. Ginny’s response to Eva was a little hard to interpret. That Ginny hated the sight of Eva was clear. Ginny’s friendly, ruddy face hardened and faded into what looked like a death mask. Even ...the braid around her head seemed to turn to clay. I wasn’t sure whether this transformation was merely Ginny’s habitual response to Eva or whether it represented a specific reaction to Eva’s disgusting attack of writer worship. In any case, Cam and Ginny rapidly made their escape down the road.
Eva’s unhappy victim, I remained as pinned as if she’d held a knife to my belly. My cheeks froze in the kind of quirky half-smile that you see on a dog who’s just about to vomit. Not content with falling all over me, Eva had to fawn over Rowdy, who will strut, preen, cajole, offer his paw, bat his eyes, sing ah-roos and woo-woo-woos, and, if necessary, fall to the ground and wave his silly big legs in the air to elicit the merest glance of genuine admiration, but who would have nothing of Eva Spitteler and her phony flattery.MoreLess
Eva’s unhappy victim, I remained as pinned as if she’d held a knife to my belly. My cheeks froze in the kind of quirky half-smile that you see on a dog who’s just about to vomit. Not content with falling all over me, Eva had to fawn over Rowdy, who will strut, preen, cajole, offer his paw, bat his eyes, sing ah-roos and woo-woo-woos, and, if necessary, fall to the ground and wave his silly big legs in the air to elicit the merest glance of genuine admiration, but who would have nothing of Eva Spitteler and her phony flattery.MoreLess
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