Two little girls, identical twins. One dies falling off balcony at grandparent's house. The parents traumatized as is surviving daughter. Dad punches boss (architect) and loses job. Mom, writer, is depressed. Daughter (survivor) tells Mom she is the other twin, that they have it backwards as to who died and who lived. Mom can't be sure. Now they've all moved to a lighthouse on an island in Scotland. Page turner, great fun so far. Reminds me a little of Turn of the Screw.
February 1895 (Alice died in 1892) Money problems, jealousy of Wilde; time spent with Lord Wolseley1; off to Ireland to lick his wounds; Irish unrest--Irish landlords boycott all social events; much time spent with manservant Hammond (homosexual attraction again); fancy dress ball, appalling to James, who is only happy in company of Hammond, though Hammond remains a servant and no more; little girl alone on the grounds--inspiration for Turn of the Screw?; conflict with Webster who alludes to Wilde's successful play and HJ's failure; Wolseley was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army . He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa, and Egypt, followed by a central role in modernizing the British Army in promoting efficiency. He served in Burma, the Crimean War , the Indian Mutiny , China, Canada and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign (18...
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