Leopold Blue (2014)

Authors: Rosie Rowell

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“A thick cover of trees cascaded down the mountainside to the edge of their garden. It seemed incredible that this mountain, so green and flat and neat, was made of the same rock as the jagged, parched peaks back at home. I had always longed to live in a double-storey house. Ours was squat and heavy – a tired, swollen-ankled matron. Xanthe’s in comparison was a leggy model. A ground-floor veranda and upstairs balcony ran along the front and right-hand side. The long, thin poles that supported th...e veranda and the upstairs balcony looked elegant and sleek. Dove-grey wrought-iron broekie lace[*] decorated the underside of the upstairs balcony – jewelled fringes to this fine lady’s gown. I followed Xanthe up the garden path. A bamboo wind-chime hanging from the branch of an oak tree knocked lazily against itself. ‘My mother has discovered feng shui,’ said Xanthe, turning back to make a face. She led me up the steps of the veranda and in through the front door. ‘Feng what?’ I asked.MoreLess Read More Read Less