Jan 3, 2010
The narrator recalls moments as a five- or six-year-old girl when she would spend her days watching Amanda work at her sewing machine, transforming cloth into fantastic dresses, and spend her nights thinking about Amanda's creations until she fell asleep. Amanda was her connection to the world of creation, as well as a link to the larger social world that Amanda relayed to her through provocative gossip about the men and women she knew in South Texas.
The narrator is not completely comfortable, however, in Amanda's presence. Although she can speak freely with...
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