Review of the Day: Miss Spitfire (Part Two)

I did have some questions here and there. As I’ve said, you get the feeling that Miller was a stickler for historical accuracy. So much so that there is no cleaning up of the real Annie’s references to the "little negro boy" who worked in the house. So it was interesting to me that at no point does Annie go about wearing dark glasses ala Anne Bancroft. I assume that this was a theatrical flourish in the stage production of Helen’s story that didn’t accurately occur at this point in time. I did wish for a mention of it somewhere in the book, though.

Notes on the Cover: Simon & Schuster is not the only publishing house to place brail on their cover this year, but it really is a good idea.  As for the photo image provided by (who else?) Getty Images, I’m all for it.  I like the noticeably childlike hand and the implications that come with apples in literature.  The color scheme is tasteful (in a good way) and it just sort of calms a person down.  My sole objection is that it’s going to be very difficult to place medals on this thing.  You end up covering up something or other.  Ah well.  A small price to pay.

• Go to this site to find selections from the book, the "birth of a book jacket", a chance to dowload said jacket, and a "Miss Spitfire" reading guide.

• You’d be doing yourself a disfavor if you failed to read Sarah Miller’s blog every single day.  Seriously.  It’s just that good.